I'm going to Oludeniz for the first time in early September and am planning on spending a couple of nights in Hisaronu for a change of scenery, choice of different restaurants and bars etc.

Would you recommend also spending an evening in Ovacik? Would it be suitable for a young(ish!) couple looking for a change from Oludeniz? Maybe it would be good to eat here before moving on to Hisaronu? Please let me have your thoughts.

If you want to try typical Turkish Cuisine, Ovacik has to be the area. Just on the outskirts of Hisaronu past the Buzz Island are two or three good restaurant located on the left hand side going towards Ovacik. No need to stay in Hisaronu as it is only up the hill from Olu Deniz and you can get there in 5 minutes tops by dolmus or taxi, however, I would recommend several night outs in Hisaronu for nightclubs and Karaoke, nice to visit but prefer to stay in Ovacik and Olu Deniz is splendid also. That said there are excellent hotels in the pine forests at His - St Nics being one of the best

Hi Steve, Being at the opposite end of the age scale to you, I would most certainly recommend Hisaronu for your nightlife. Olwen made mention of genuine Turkish cuisine restaurants, two of them are Yoruk Sofrasi and Pasa Sofrasi, these are a very short walk, five minutes tops from Hisaronu main street.

Les

Thanks for the replies. We always like to try the traditional cuisine when abroad so think we'll give Ovacik a try for a nice meal before maybe moving on to Hisaronu for a few drinks afterwards.

you have been given great advice you can always have evenings in fethiye with its old town for shopping the marina for restaurants the fish and fruit markets where you can buy fish and have it cooked and just pay a small amount for sald and chips etc therer are wicked clothes shops along ataturk cad doing modern fashion for women and men and afew night clubs, it is a bit hottewr in fethiye in the evening but there are plenty of shops with air con
i think the last dolmus back to olu deniz is about 11.45 but check on your way in taxis are not fortunes but get a price before you make a journey
i have a download on my website showing places around the areaplease help yourself and watch them

Hi Steve-mcr,

I know the whole Fethiye area extremely well having lived in Ovacik on and off for two years. Ovacik does not have a centre as such; it's just a main road filled with private villas and apartments, a few hotels, and some touristy restaurants. There really is nothing there at all - it's residential and you could pass it by without knowing you've been there. Lots of Brits stay in Ovacik, but unless they're going to stay round the pool of their hotel they always go into either Hisaronu, Oludeniz or Fethiye town, both in the daytime and at night.

Hisaronu is just up the road from Ovacik heading towards Oludeniz. It's a man-made tourist resort catering for holidaymakers. At night it can get quite busy as it has kareoke bars etc, and lots of restaurants: Chinese/Indian/English Breakfast/Kebabs etc. Some people really like it, whilst others hate it. It depends on your own tastes of course.

The very best hotel in Hisaronu is the Montana Pine Resort. It's set back from the main road and its reputation is second to none. There are also a couple of very nice cafes' and bars on the road leading down to Oludeniz from Hisaronu which have spectacular views of the sea and town below. The dolmus trip from Hisaronu to Oludeniz is a pleasure in itself as the views are truly breathtaking.

While both Oludeniz and Hisaronu have a couple of excellant restaurants they are not traditionally Turkish by any standards. If you want real authentic Turkish food you have to go into Fethiye town and eat where the Turks' go. There are three proper Turkish restaurants in the town which I can recommend; their food is delicious and the prices are much lower than the touristy restaurants. The touristy restaurants in Hisaronu/Ovacik/Olu tend to have almost exactly the same menus with things like Steak Diane, Peppered Steak, with perhaps a Meze starter to 'Turk it up'. You will find some restaurants there that do Sis Kebab/Iskander Kebab (with tomato and yogurt sauce) Meze etc....but they're not a patch on the real genuine restaurants in Fethiye town, and they don't do any of the true traditional Turkish dishes which are on the menus of the Turkish restaurants in the town.

The fish market in Fethiye town (as Maverick recommended) is definitely worth a visit too. It's open both during the day and night, and in the evening it can get very busy with both holidaymakers and Turks' eating there which really adds to the atmosphere. The food is simple, fresh and delicious.

If you go there you should cross the road and go and stroll along the harbour - it's beautiful there, and there's bars and restaurants along the way where you can sit and have a drink or bite to eat (although I wouldn't recommend having dinner in the harbourside restaurants as they're pricey and not particularly good).

Oludeniz itself a good choice - it's beautiful there.

Hope you have a lovely time.

Strawberry

great advice strawberry you are bang on with your discription

Thanks to you both for the advice! Strawberry, I note that you say you would recommend three Turkish restaurants in Fethiye town. Have you got the names of any of these as they sound like the sort of places we would like to try at least once during our trip.

i'll give you one the saray and a nice one in calis called alo 24
true turkish eateries have jugs of water on the tables and bread in plastic containers
also by the bus station there is a great kebap house chicken or mixed kebap 1.5 ytl bargain

Hi Steve,

Sorry I haven't replied sooner - so I hope you see this message!

Maverick is right about true Turkish eateries having plastic containers of bread and jugs of water on the tables, but although really cheap and authentic they're not really the sort of restaurant most people would want to eat out in on holiday; although sampling one once would be interesting. They don't serve alcohol, and are usually tucked up some side street. I suppose you could liken them to our workmens greasy spoon cafes.

A really nice authentic Turkish restaurant is at the beginning of the market in Fethiye called Megri. They also have another Megri halfway inside the market, but the one at the entrance (just next to the Duck Pond) is much, much better. Besides doing really excellant food the atmosphere and surroundings are very pleasant.

There are also two other Turkish restaurants just a few yards along from Megri (not in the market - in the actual road - Megri is on a corner) which are really fantastic too. They are incredibly cheap (cheaper than Megri) and they get packed out with Turkish families, especially on a Sunday. They're just a few yards up and you can't miss them - they're the only other ones on that stretch of road.

Hope you enjoy them!

Strawberry

the other one is the saray these are all canteena's and restaurants food is great

Hi Steve,
Agree with Strawberry about Fethiye.Some fantastic places to eat and excellent value for money.One of the ones Strawberry mentioned on the one way system about 50 yards past the Megri is called Pasha Kebab,always busy but that tells you just how good it is.At the Megri as with all Lokantas have a look at the food under the glass counters inside and choose your food.Wonderful..Roll on 17th April.Can,t wait.

trouble is Dave every vist i have on goes another stone just can't get enough still have to make the most of it