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Dalaman
Sarsıla Cove
Most of the material needed to build the train station of Dalaman came by ship from France. These ships pulled into the sheltered and calm cove of Sarsala, which is 12 kilometres from Dalaman. The cove today is one of the most popular stop points of the boats and yachts on the Blue Cruise.
The water of the cove is very clean, and where there is no construction pine trees grow down to the sea. The only drawback of the area was that it had a very bad road. However, now you can get there easily using any type of vehicle. To get there you take the road from the airport through the village of Kapıkargın. Keeping to the forest road you come to one of the branches of Dalaman Stream, the Tersakan Çayı, and arrive after passing by many sulphurous lakes that are linked to the sea. The trip is scenic and extremely pleasant. When you reach the top of the cove you come across a really wonderful panoramic view. (For the coves and islands of the Kapıdağ Peninsula, which face the Gulf of Göcek see the Blue Cruise and Yacht Tourism pages in the Muğla section.)
The Dalaman State Production Farm and the Abbas Paşa Farm House
Take a day to visit the State Production Farm in Dalaman. The farmhouse is a huge building surrounded with green grass just like that on a golf course, monumental palm trees and right next to it is the Abbas Paşa Cami (Mosque). The story of the building is an interesting one, with the Khedive of Egypt, Abbas Paşa, who was an avid hunter, wanting to build a hunting lodge in wild life rich Dalaman region. The construction work was contracted out to a French firm. However, at the same time the firm had been contracted to build a railway station in Egypt. Due to a mix up over the plans, the French built a railway station at Dalaman, where no rail line existed, and a hunting lodge in Egypt.
Although it was never used by Abbas Paşa, the building stayed in Dalaman, providing both a thing of architectural beauty and a nice story.
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