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Kalkan Discussion => Places to Visit / Things to Do / Excursions => Topic started by: Chris S on February 07, 2016, 02:22:49 PM

Title: Kalkan town beach
Post by: Chris S on February 07, 2016, 02:22:49 PM: It seems that every time there is a storm, the stones on the beach disappear, leaving a sandy beach.
This started me wondering if the beach is artificial i.e. were the stones originally put there by the Beledere
If they were removed, would the beach revert to a sandy one? Any thoughts?
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: chunky on February 09, 2016, 06:07:44 PM: We live by a beach in Cornwall and it changes with the tides and weather...yesterday was covered in big stones and today lovely and sandy! I presume without the tide changes in the Med the beach only changes in extreme conditions!
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: kalkan4eva on February 16, 2016, 10:46:48 PM: If you look at old photos of Kalkan there is no beach where the beach is now...so suggests man-made beach.
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: Chris_S on February 17, 2016, 11:06:14 AM: Sounds just like home...

We are about as far from the coast as you can get in the UK, and there is a sign on outside of the Centre saying "To the Beach"!

It's a man-made one in a park every summer. Very perplexing for our overseas visitors.....

Wonder if it's part of the reason we feel connected with Kalkan? But then again, we're not 'beach' people, so that may have something to do with the other attractions!
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: Cosetta on February 17, 2016, 12:12:55 PM: I was told that the Kalkan beach is man-made, not natural.
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: amber on February 18, 2016, 04:47:14 AM: The beach is man made and when some of the stones get washed away we are not left with beautiful sand but horrible gritty stuff.Each spring a load of new stones is brought down and it all starts again.Patara isnt far though and has the most beautiful,sandy beach in Turkey!
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: Blue Lizard on February 18, 2016, 06:01:26 AM: Watching people get in and out of the sea doing the Thunderbirds puppet walk on town beach.... >:D >:D
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: Mayday1 on February 18, 2016, 09:30:06 AM: Yea BL

My better half,Lady Penelope and me " Parker " fit the image you conjour up very well.......attempting to get into the sea ( not very gracefully,i might add ), and then, trying to get back out again....well,it looks like our puppet strings have been completely cut through........and that's with us wearing water shoes !!........no hope of looking anything other than totally ridiculous!
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: kalkan4eva on March 04, 2016, 05:04:05 PM: The locals have it down to a fine art...barefoot, I might add :o
We love the Town Beach for all it's faults - looking forward to seeing the "improvements" in exactly 99 days time.
Kaputas is also close and also beautiful but slightly coarser sand than Patara - but its a real beach :)
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: DRBD on March 05, 2016, 06:53:53 AM: Well its looking a bit tatty at the moment due to the recent bad weather, stones & pebbles.
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: docrown on November 08, 2016, 10:02:50 AM: Actually, I don't know anything about Kalkan Beach. But I really want to go there. ;D
Title: Re: Kalkan town beach
Post by: vickirose on August 28, 2017, 07:50:52 PM: I know that Kalkan beach is man made but man made things can adapt to nature laws especially near the sea or ocean. It (http://cheltenhamfestivaluk.com) can only depend on time