Located on the westernmost tip of the Mediterranean between Dalyan and Fethiye, Göcek is a lovely village built in the recesses of the Kapı Mountains. It offers refuge from the noise and traffic of the big citties, and apart from a few cyclists, everyone is a pedestrian in Göcek.

The village was discovered by Turkish artists almost simultaneously as Bodrum / Halicarnassus and bears witness to their untrammeled creativity. On “Bedri Rahmi” Bay, there is a picture of the fish that the painter/ poet drew on the rocks in mostly white paint. Additionally, one may visit the stone pillars in Sarsala made by Azra Erhat and her friends with the cement they carried on their boats.

Göcek bears traces of ancient civilizations. The ruin called Batıkhamam (sunken hamam) is partly submerged and just like many other hamams in the area, it is referred by the locals as Cleopatra’s Bath.