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Neighbourhood in Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey
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Ölüdeniz is a beach resort in Lycia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, famous for its “Blue Lagoon”. It was a tiny place until the 1990s, then Turkish tourism was boosted by direct flights from Europe, and the upgrade of Dalaman Airport put this stretch of coast within a one-hour coach transfer. It was relentlessly marketed, and the Ölüdeniz (Dead Sea) of the flat calm lagoon was re-branded as “blue lagoon”, and came to mean the entire resort strip. This has sprawled inland from the beach village of Belceğiz through Hisarönü and Ovacık, and in 2022 the combined resident population was 6132.
Clean well-run site with restaurant above Ölüdeniz Cd.
Secluded forest campsite up a narrow lane west of village.
Comfy beachfront hotel, friendly service, small rooms could do with refurbishment.
Small hotel near beach, very mixed reviews for welcome and service.
Smart central hotel near the beach, disco noise at night.
Friendly clean hotel near the beach.
Clean central small hotel.
Value for money central hotel, food offerings samey.
Relaxing hotel on a quiet street, some rooms pokey.
Simple hotel, clean and good location.
Friendly small hotel, a short walk to beach.
Great service, comfort and entertainment here.
Welcoming clean small hotel.
Peaceful hotel north end of Ölüdeniz village.
Pleasant small hotel in Hisaronu village.
Friendly place in village, rooms small but clean.
Smart place in Hisaronu village, good service and catering, but it's not a beach hotel as the name might suggest.
Quiet welcoming village hotel, many steps to negotiate.
Family-oriented hotel a short walk to village.
Great service and comfort, but a steep walk from village.
Plush self-catering resort complex.
Simple hotel, needs refurbishment and overpriced for its quality.
Clean welcoming small place in Ovacik village.
Inclusive resort hotel north above Ovacik village.
Great reviews for this adults-only resort hotel 3 km south of town. Minimum stay 3 nights.
For long-distance travel, see Fethiye. International visitors usually fly into Dalaman on package holidays and are bussed straight to their hotels.
Read in the guideDolmuş minibuses from Fethiye run through Ovacık, Ölüdeniz main village, Hisarönü, and Belceğiz beachfront at the start of Blue Lagoon peninsula.
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