Datça Guide
From ancient cities to hidden bays, stone villages to fish restaurants: everything worth seeing on the peninsula, on one map.
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34 places
Bays and BeachesHastanealtı Plajı
A lively town beach on the north shore of Datça centre, with cafés and beach clubs.
0.1 km
Bays and BeachesKumluk Plajı
The fine-sand town beach right next to the harbour and market in central Datça.
0.2 km
Food & DrinkDatça Limanı ve İskele
The heart of Datça, with yachts, fishing boats and restaurants and cafés along the waterfront.
0.5 km
Food & DrinkDatça Cumartesi Pazarı
The weekly market where villagers from across the peninsula sell almonds, olives, honey and produce.
0.6 km
Bays and BeachesTaşlık Plajı ve Datça Gölü
Little Datça Lake, fed by springs, and the Taşlık shore right beside it, just south of the centre.
0.7 kmBurgaz Ören Yeri
An ancient settlement next to Datça town, thought by many to be “Old Knidos”, with ongoing excavations.
1.3 km
Food & DrinkEski Datça’da Kahvaltı ve Kafeler
Village breakfasts and coffee in stone courtyards, in the shade of bougainvillea.
2.4 km
VillagesEski Datça
Datça’s most romantic village, with stone houses, bougainvillea-lined lanes and cafés.
2.5 kmKargı Koyu
One of Datça’s favourite bays, a few kilometres south of the centre, with a long sandy beach and clear water.
3.0 km
VillagesHızırşah
A quiet village west of Old Datça, among olive groves at the foot of Kocadağ.
3.6 kmReşadiye
A village just above Old Datça, named after Sultan Mehmed V Reşad and surrounded by almond orchards.
3.7 kmDatça Bademi ve Zeytinyağı
Datça almonds, the peninsula’s symbol, and olive oil from centuries-old trees.
3.7 km
Ancient CitiesKızlan Yel Değirmenleri
Stone windmills lined up on a hill by the Datça–Marmaris road; one of the peninsula’s landmarks.
3.9 kmAkvaryum Koyu
A small rocky cove named for its aquarium-clear water; ideal for snorkelling.
4.2 km
VillagesKızlan
A traditional Datça village among olive and almond groves, known for its windmills.
5.2 km
VillagesKaraköy ve Körmen İskelesi
The north-coast village that is home to Körmen pier, where the ferry from Bodrum docks.
5.8 kmGebekum Kumsalı
One of Datça’s longest sandy beaches, backed by protected sand dunes.
6.2 kmDomuz Çukuru Koyu
A natural, pine-fringed cove with clear water on the south coast; a regular stop for boat tours.
7.3 kmKaraincir Koyu
A calm, clear-water bay near Emecik, lined with summer houses.
10.1 km
VillagesMesudiye
A green valley village among almond and olive orchards, opening onto the Ovabükü and Hayıtbükü bays.
10.8 kmEmecik Apollon Kutsal Alanı
A sanctuary of Apollo near Emecik village, dating back to the Archaic period and brought to light by excavations.
11.1 kmHayıtbükü
A romantic bay with a small fishing harbour, moored yachts and waterside tavernas.
11.2 km
Bays and BeachesOvabükü
One of the south coast’s gems, near Mesudiye, with a calm beach, guesthouses and seaside restaurants.
12.7 km
VillagesEmecik
Datça’s eastern gateway, known for its sanctuary of Apollo, pine forests and quiet bays.
12.7 kmKızılbük
A quiet cove east of Palamutbükü, named for its reddish cliffs.
15.7 kmSındı
A small hillside village in the west of the peninsula, notable for its peace and stone houses.
15.7 km
Bays and BeachesPalamutbükü
One of the peninsula’s most famous bays, with a long pebble beach, turquoise water and fish restaurants.
16.9 km
Food & DrinkPalamutbükü Balık Restoranları
Seaside restaurants along the beach serving fresh daily fish and Aegean mezes.
17.4 km
VillagesYaka
A small village on the slope above Palamutbükü, with stone houses and wide sea views.
17.8 kmCumalı
A village on the road to Knidos that preserves its traditional architecture and is known for almonds.
20.7 km
VillagesYazıköy
The last village before Knidos, with historic stone houses and quiet bays on the north coast.
21.7 km
Ancient CitiesKnidos Antik Kenti
The famous Dorian city with twin harbours at the very tip of the peninsula, where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean.
28.3 km
Ancient CitiesDeveboynu Burnu ve Feneri
The historic lighthouse and cape opposite Knidos, marking the westernmost tip of the peninsula.
29.2 kmBencik Koyu
A deep, sheltered bay at the narrowest point of the peninsula, where the Knidians are said to have tried to dig a canal.
31.9 km