Bays and Beaches
From hidden turquoise coves to town beaches: the best swimming spots on Datça’s Aegean and Mediterranean shores.
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Bays and Beaches
13 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
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 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 kmAkvaryum Koyu
A small rocky cove named for its aquarium-clear water; ideal for snorkelling.
4.2 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 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 kmKızılbük
A quiet cove east of Palamutbükü, named for its reddish cliffs.
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 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