Villa Safak Turkey

Villa Safak is one of two duplex apartments located in the hillside of Ortaalan, overlooking the holiday hot spot of Kalkan, on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast. This stylish modern apartment is home to three ensuite spacious bedrooms, and can comfortably accommodate up to six guests, ideal for a family holiday or friends’ sharing. The property is built out of classic white washed Mediterranean stone, and floor to ceiling that floods the villa with natural light. The interiors are thoroughly modern, furnished with contemporary pieces, and stylishly decorated in subtle shades of greys and beiges with sea blue highlights. For your comfort and entertainment the apartment comes complete with complimentary air conditioning and Wi-Fi throughout, and there is adjacent on street parking. For some fun in the sun and to keep fit too each apartment has its own private swimming pool, and access to a small on site gym.
The large open plan living space is a bright and airy, with floor to ceiling picture windows that open onto the pool terrace, and offer views of either the Mediterranean Sea, the Taurus Mountains, or Kalkan harbour and its beautiful bay. The seating area has a large dove grey L-shaped sofa, an armchair and a coffee table, all facing a flat screen satellite television. There is a wooden dining table with six dove grey velour upholstered chairs, ideal for some indoor entertaining. The adjacent all white kitchen is well equipped with everything you will need to cater for a happy holiday, including an American style family size fridge freezer, a washing machine and dishwasher, a microwave and toaster, built-in oven and hob, and lots of kitchenwares. The are three spacious double bedrooms, all with ensuite shower rooms, wardrobes, dressing and bedside tables, and not forgetting the hairdryers. The large master bedroom is charmingly furnished in a light wood, French style bateau bed with matching furniture, and a flat screen television, with a beige marble ensuite bathroom with a walk-in shower. The second bedroom is dressed in all white with blue trim, open plan wardrobes, a flat screen tv, and ensuite shower room. The third bedroom is a twin room with two single beds, dressed in crisp white with electric blue trim, it has open plan wardrobes, a flat screen tv, and an ensuite marble shower room.
Access the tiled terrace from the floor to ceiling ground floor sliding doors, where you will find a walled garden and lawn, with a ladder entry private swimming pool. The pool is surrounded by four modern mesh sun loungers with shady parasols, and side tables to house the latest best seller and refreshments. A white soft seating area is the perfect spot for a morning coffee and catch up, or even better a cocktail or two at sun set. The matching white outdoor dining table with six chairs is ideal for some alfresco eating under the stars, especially when it’s local delicacies freshly grilled on the barbecue.Villa Safak is located in the exclusive residential area of Ortolaan, at the top of the quaint harbour town of Kalkan, situated on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, the jewel of the Mediterranean Sea. The town of Kalkan is 125 kilometres from Dalaman Airport, a scenic one and a half hour journey through the Turkish countryside and Taurus mountains. Originally a Greek enclave called Kalamaki, Ottoman and Hellenic influences can be found in the winding cobbled streets of the old town, full of traditional white houses, festooned with brightly coloured bougainvillea. Kalkan is home to a reputed one hundred and fifty restaurants, cafes, and bars, and lots of souvenir and craft shops, full of goodies you’ll want to take home. From the villa it is a short walk to the local mini market for your daily provisions. Take a three minute drive into Kalkan where you can find supermarkets, shops, banks, and a fabulous Thursday market selling fresh local produce and hand crafted souvenirs.
The nearest beach can be found five minutes’ drive away by the harbour, it is a pebble beach with calm clear waters, sun loungers and parasols for hire, and a local café for refreshments. Alternatively hop on one of the many private water taxis to whisk you away to a beach club of your choice. There are fifteen very different beach clubs populating the Kalkan coastline, from the sophisticated Villa Mahal and laid back Indigo, to the family friendly Kalkan Beach Park and the beautifully staged Zest with its huge adult and kids’ infinity pools. Travel further afield to the stunning Kaputas Beach, set in a natural gorge, it’s only two hundred steps down, and two hundred back up again. Or take a trip to Patara, where you will find two two-thousand year old amphitheatres, ancient ruins, and fortifications, and twenty kilometres of unspoilt golden sands, with a protected area for the hatching Caretta Caretta turtles.
No stay in Kalkan is complete without a boat trip from the harbour, whether it’s a shared one with family and friends, or why not charter your own private gulet for a day at sea with your favourite captain and crew, it is the stuff memories are made of. All aboard for a day of swimming and snorkelling in beautiful bays, enjoy a meal of local homecooked meze, take afternoon tea aboard, and then sail back to harbour, cocktail in hand to watch the famous sunsets. Back on dry land don’t miss the opportunity to experience an authentic Turkish hammam, enjoy the heat and bubbles of a hands-on massage, and be pampered in one of the many super spas all over town. For those with itchy feet the Lycian Way walking trail cuts through Kalkan. Follow in the footsteps of thousands of years of history, as you trek the trail taking you through major archaeological sites, local villages, dramatic coastlines, and the areas’ flora and fauna.
Take a short journey to the town of Kinik, where you can step back in time to the Lycian city of Xanthos. Follow the D400 to Fethiye, and discover the historical sites of Patara, Letoon, Tlos, and Pinara, where you can see the ancient ruins, amphitheatres and temples with Lycian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine influences. The harbour town of Fethiye is also full of ancient sites worth seeing, as well as a foodie-heaven fish market, and home to some seriously good designer labels and fabulous jewellery shopping. Whilst the nearer town of Kas is just twenty-five kilometres in the other direction, it’s worth the journey alone along one of the world’s most stunning and dramatic coastlines. Walk through the harbour to the cobbled streets full of Ottoman architecture and overhanging balconies festooned with pastel coloured bougainvillaea, barter for unique handmade and antique goods in its many shops, and make memories dining in one of the traditional restaurants serving authentic Turkish cuisine with mesmerising sea views.
If you are feeling intercontinental, hop on the twenty-minute ferry from Kas to the Greek island of Meis, known locally as Kastellorizo, where you can swim in the beautiful Blue Cave, then dine alfresco under a Grecian sky by the water’s edge.
At Excellence Luxury Villas we pride ourselves on going that little bit further for our guests. If there is anything you would like to arrange for your stay, please contact the Excellence Luxury Villas Concierge Team who will be happy to help. We can usually put you in touch with the right people arrange any of the following: 
– Cook – Maid service – Local day-trips or tours – Airport pick-up/drop-off – Welcome hamper – Pre-stocked fridge
This is by no means an exhaustive list, so please just contact Excellence Luxury Villas Concierge Team to help you arrange any of those little extras that can really make the difference.