Oludeniz

About Oludeniz

Turkey's picture-postcard icon: a turquoise pool protected by a snow-white sand spit, with paragliders drifting down from Babadağ overhead. Just around the headland, Butterfly Valley shelters thousands of Jersey tiger moths from June to October, while Gemiler Island's summit basilica frames the sun setting behind the Akdağ range.

Highlights

• Blue Lagoon — turquoise pool, snow-white sand spit

• Butterfly Valley — 350 m canyon, thousands of Jersey tiger moths

• Paragliding from Babadağ — live aerial show overhead

• Gemiler Island — open-air museum of five Byzantine churches

• Calm anchorages for swimming and SUP

Location

Coordinates: 36.5500, 29.1239