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Secrets of Hisaronu holidays

By Casper da silva

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I always found it hard to offer a resort description for Hisaronu and Ovacik, mainly because against the accepted norm for holiday resorts they are both three to five kilometres away from the beach of Olu-Deniz , and the Brits have always instinctively balked at going to a resort not directly on the beach, which I always found ironic, most Brits congregate around pools, I even know some that can't even walk on the beach without feeling, what's that word again, oh yes I believe the word is 'icky'. So it's funny to think how Holidays to Hisaronu and Ovacik came into existence, because apart from an old ghost town up the road, the only people that live on those mountains are people that live off the land, shepherds and those that tend olive groves and do a bit of fishing in the summer.

It was only after Olu Deniz came into the fore front and then famously became one of the first eco resorts in the Med banning any new development that the thwarted developers looked upon the hilly incline and plateau a few kilometres from the no-build zone that Hisaronu's genesis begun. Conceived as more of a satellite resort to Oludeniz with small properties built in keeping with the general area's architecture, Hisaronu was always the poor cousin to Olu Deniz's obvious charms. But then the miraculous happened, holidays to Hisaronu started to gain a little magic of their own, it was once one of those sleeper resorts that no-one really spent money marketing but gained a reputation, a good one at that, from simple word of mouth from those satisfied guests that had stayed there by default simply because Olu Deniz had been fully booked so opted for the satellite resort so that they were at least close. Little by little in the last ten years Hisaronu has flourished and expanded its borders, dotted with good quality hotels and apartments, never huge complexes (barring the very new and very modern Green Forest Hotel) it's a stand alone resort that is not dependant on the fame of its world famous cousin Olu Deniz.

So what is the draw for new visitors to this little resort set away from the beach? Firstly lets take stock, have you ever thought how hot it gets July and August down in the valley AKA Olu Deniz? Let me tell you, without doubt you are looking at soaring temperatures peaking to at least 49 degrees in the midday sun, and this is not dry desert heat but damp humid lung filled plutonium chip heat. Hisaronu on the other hand is nicely cooler by at least five to six degrees by virtue of its location; nestled in the pine filled mountains on a plateau three kilometres above sea level with mountain breezes cooling the heated air; it is absolutely one of the best resorts to be in when you are there in high season. In addition around March and April they spray the area and therefore eradicate a large percentage of the mosquito population thus making it not only cooler but also practically mosquito-less, I do say practically, because total annihilation of any species will affect the delicate eco balance of the area, and these are things that, thankfully, are taken into consideration. As for those whose lives are truly incomplete unless they get their shopping-freak-on, Hisaronu is one of those places that truly blesses those touched by the spirit of the retail gods, because every day is shop day. Whether you choose to stay in Hisaronu, or jump on a dolmus for the twenty minute ride down Fethiye or Calis, you truly can shop till you drop, from fashion, to silk woven rugs that are still woven the way they have been woven and hand dyed with natural dyes since rug and carpet trading begun in the area several thousand years ago, jewellery that can be designed for you or by you, Turkish delight of all flavours, coconut, almonds, walnuts and pistachio to name a few, you will be spoilt for choice. If shopping is not your poison and you prefer holding up the bar and swatting away the flies, Hisaronu Holidays have a small wealth of good quality bars, with friendly English speaking bar staff that is well trained in British humour more than apt to holding the attention of even the most notoriously dour and sour. And as for all those beach bunnies out there, the icing on the cake for Hisaronu holidays, is one of the best beaches in the world at your doorstep is only a short dolmus ride away, in four to five minutes you are on Olu Deniz beach soaking up the rays, sipping a cocktail and just letting all your everyday stress and woe evaporate into the turquoise sky above you!

Casper da Silva his lived and breathed travel for over 20 years. For cheap holidays to Hisaronu and information on cheap deals visit www.holidayclick.co.uk

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