In this video i’ll talk about my unexpected wonderful experience in Cesme, Turkey – the
windiest sea coasts I’ve been to so far. No wonder it’s famous for kite surfing and
other water sports! Cesme, which is “fountain” in English is situated on the west coast of
Turkey at the Aegean Sea and it’s actually linked by Izmir through a highway for about
70-80 kilometers. First stop, a few of Cesme’s Beaches.
Fun Beach Club. You’ll see a lot of affordable beach clubs in Cesme, this is one of them,
where I enjoyed spending a whole day here. The water is crystal clear and shallow, they
have plenty of sunbeds for everyone, and these sheltered areas where you can enjoy a little
more privacy. The sand is velvet soft and the whole feeling is relaxing and spacious.
You pay an entrance fee of about 13 euro and you have a sunbed and a drink included. Also,
there are other areas, where you can sit on these huge pillows on the grass, all day long.
Loved these. There are areas with music, so you can choose which suits you the best: more
music, or more silence. If you arrive in the morning, you’ll have the whole beach to
yourself! It gets more crowded in the afternoon. They have good food so ... there’s no need
to bring your own snack. It’s called Fun Beach because obviously they have some water
sports going on, if you choose to entertain yourself.
Very close to Fun Beach, there’s a new beach, whose name was uncertain to me and still is.
It was just being arranged when we visited it in 2014. It seems that it doesn't appear
in Google Earth either, so I’ll just call it New Beach. Here I was charmed the loungy
music and the fact that it was quiet. Same clear water and smooth sand, but I enjoyed
the fact that this beach wasn't so popular. You also pay a small fee to spend a day here
but I thought it was worth it. Check this name out: Kocakari Beach – not
sure of the pronunciation.This public beach has no entrance fee and no sunbeds. It was
the beach near our accomodation, with charming colors of the water and few people. We couldn’t
stay here because of the wind in that day, but it seemed a cool little bay to spend your
day. Cesme is also known for the very private beach
clubs like these ones Marrakech and Papparazzi. I tried to take some pictures but guess what??
I was told to put down the camera. These are rather expensive and private … My guess
is that it’s more for stars and rich people. But Cesme also has some public beaches like
this one, called Ilica Beach. I didn’t want to spend a day here, I don’t know, it just
wasn’t my thing, I think you can discover nicer beaches in Cesme.
The thing that made my jars fall was the Cesme Marina, a new generation marina – recently
built with such a taste that you almost can’t believe you’re in Turkey. You’ll see luxury
boats, luxury restaurants, a lot of flowers, interesting building design, everything is
perfect. Don’t imagine that the whole area is expensive, it seemed even cheaper than
Marmaris or Bodrum to me. I especially have to mention these guys, where we enjoyed really
good sweet deserts. Amazing atmosphere in the evening here in Cesme Marina, so it is
a must see in Cesme! There is also another Marina in Dalyan, a
district at north of Cesme which is nice and not so crowded. A lot of fish restaurants
of course like everywhere in coastal Turkey.
But here, on one of the small streets near
Dalyan Marian, we found one restaurant where we ate great fish for a ridiculously low price.
It’s called Simge Balikcilik (Balik is fish in Turkish). Great service, excellent fish,
super cheap price. Loved it. Here are some unexpected things I saw in Cesme:
Insanely beautiful kids – I just couldn’t keep staring at this sweet blond child.
Squeezed lemon along with vinegar and olive oil at the restaurant.
A tree like this in the middle of nowhere. Accomodation with such a magnificent view.
Flowers ... all over the place. This guy has a fishtank instead of a fence
for this villa. You can actually buy fish from here, go home and cook it.
A lot of cats!
A happy birtday cookie as a welcome present
at our accomodation. A mermaid?!?
And an unicorn??
And… Another funky tree.
A stone made painting. Actually it's not a painting but it looks like one.
A very very old abandoned boat.
Cats and ducks living together hassle free.
Some fishy paintings near the water. A huuuuuge amount of wind all over Cesme.
These car wheel blockers if you go in the opposite way on a one way street.
Turkey flags all over the place. These people actually park their private boats
inside their yards … imagine that… These pretty stairs.
I realize it’s pretty hard to tell you how much I loved Cesme, you just got to go there
and experience it for yourself…