Butterfly Valley

Faralya, near Oludeniz, Fethiye · 🇹🇷 Türkiye

A hidden turquoise cove at the mouth of a sheer canyon reached by boat, home to clouds of rare butterflies.

Sea temperature

~26°C in the warm season

Water

Vivid turquoise, very clear and deep

Sand

Small sand-and-pebble beach at a canyon mouth

Swimming

Clear and calm in the cove, deep water

Best time to visit

June-September

Setting

The foot of a steep pine-and-cliff canyon home to rare butterflies, reached by boat or steep hike

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

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Photo: Alexander Annenkov from Moscow, Russia (CC BY 2.0) · source