Icmeler, Turkey
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MikeDH

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232 months

Monday 10th May 2010
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Anyone been? My girlfriend is quite interested. We went to Olu Deniz last year, which was decent. Looked at various Greek islands etc., then this was reccomended.

We're looking for a mixture of beaches, plus more active stuff, walks etc., within easy reach, as well as nice restaurants and bars. Not 18-30 type stuff though!

We need to go last week of September, so hopefully not too quiet either.

SerialLurker

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231 months

Monday 10th May 2010
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I went last August and it's nice. Loads of bars / resturants, had a few really nice meals.

It's quite quiet in the way of entertainment and all the bars turn down their music around midnight (enforced by the police - don't know if this is common in Turkey). A lot of the 'entertainment' in the bars is Karaoke which tended to drive me nuts. I think there are 2 clubs but I only went to 1 of them and can't really remember all that much about it if I'm honest....

The beach is really nice (prob not as nice as the one in Oludeniz) and there are the usual watersports on offer as well as boat trips.

I never noticed much in the way of walks etc. In my defence it was around 44 degrees when I was there! You can hire bikes near the beach front and there is a walkway from Icemeler to Marmaris along the seafront.

There is also the 'old town' in Icemeler where few tourists wander round but is really pretty.

MikeDH

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Monday 10th May 2010
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Sounds promising. I will do some more research into the general area, it might be worth looking into hiring a car, as it sometimes feels a bit restrictive confined to a resort.

Animal

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284 months

Monday 10th May 2010
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I'd recommend Marmaris over Icmeler. The beach at Marmaris is sandy, Icmeler is stony (if that's important?)

Marmaris is also larger and more lively, but you can decide how much nightlife you have. I was there about 5 years ago, and stayed in a 4-star all-inclusive resort (Pineta Park) and it was excellent. Actually, the only 2 downsides about the place were 1) the beer that was included and 2) the horrible, flabby, rude Brits on holiday at the same time!

Lots of restaurants down at the harbour in Marmaris, and every restaurant/bar/shop was happy to accept sterling instead of Turkish Lira - and gave a much better exchange rate than I could get over here!

MikeDH

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232 months

Friday 14th May 2010
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Cheers, been doing a bit more research and it sounds OK. I like a bit of nightlife but also wandering around the countryside and such on my own as well, do you know if you can climb the hills? Not sure if I want to stay in Marmaris, but looks like there is a nice Marina and castle.

Animal

5,575 posts

284 months

Saturday 15th May 2010
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Don't know about the hills, but I'm sure you could get a taxi or hire a scooter to get up there for the day. You can always take the dolmus between Icmeler and Marmaris if you wanted a bit more variety.

CO2000

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225 months

Monday 17th May 2010
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Icmeler is nice - was there in 06. Just far enough away from the bustle of Marmaris but close enough too.

Day trip to Rhodes is worth doing from Marmaris for a nice day away.