Eski Datça (Old Datça)
Eski Datça, a village of restored stone houses, bougainvillea and cafés.
Eski Datça, the old village just inland from modern Datça, is a cluster of stone houses with wooden shutters, cobbled lanes and small courtyards. Many houses have been restored as guesthouses, cafés and artists’ homes.
Datça town itself, on the coast below, has a harbour promenade, beaches and a good choice of restaurants. The peninsula is also known for almonds, honey and thyme.
- →Allow time for local almond, honey and herb shopping.
- →Datça is about 1 hour 45 minutes from Marmaris by road.
Tours visiting this place
Hotels nearby
Restored 19th-century Ottoman mansion and boutique hotel in Reşadiye, near Datça.
One of Türkiye’s leading luxury resorts, on a private bay of the Datça peninsula with several beach clubs and restaurants.
Hillside resort above Hisarönü bay, a peaceful base for the Bozburun peninsula.
Places nearby
- Palamutbükü19.0 km
Long shingle beach on the south coast of the Datça peninsula, lined with fish restaurants.
- Knidos Ancient City29.5 km
Ancient Greek city at the tip of the Datça peninsula, between two harbours.
- Bozburun31.4 km
Harbour village known for gulet building and a quiet, unspoilt atmosphere.
- Selimiye35.2 km
Fishing village on a sheltered bay, known for its waterfront restaurants.
- Hisarönü Bay36.6 km
Wide, sheltered gulf west of Marmaris, the starting point for the Bozburun peninsula.
- Orhaniye & Kızkumu38.5 km
Bay with a natural sandbar — Kızkumu — that lets you “walk on water”.