The Aegean Region - Turkey with Your Family: From Bustling Bazaars to Historic Sites - page 142

can see lots of brightly coloured
fish.

de ), which has been offering
windsurfing and kitesurfing les-
sons and facilities for many
years. Another is Kite Surf
Beach at Pirlanta Beach in
Çiftlikköy, Çe @ me ( b [phone]
84 94 . www.kitesurfbeach.com ).

For Active Families
Diving in the Aegean

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If your family fancies the idea of
diving, or you are already keen
divers, then you will be spoilt for
choice in the southwest area of
the Aegean region. There are
PADI-registered dive schools in
most resorts, and some outstand-
ing dive sites of various depths.
Among them are the Big Bango
and the Small Bango just a short
distance from Bodrum and Kargi
Island just off Akyarlar Point.
Others include Karaada-Aksona
Point, Orak Island and Point,
Köçek Island, Karaada-Deliki
Cave, Karaada-Kaçakçi Cove and
Yassikaya Island. All are recog-
nised dive sites where the shallows
and depths reveal all manner of
fish and amphorae. Turtles and
barracudas can often be seen too.
Windsurfing
The coastal seas of the Aegean
are ideal for windsurfing and
many clubs offer facilities in all
the tourist towns of the region.
Your older children and
teenagers will probably want to
give it a try. The list of compa-
nies is endless but local tourist
information offices have leaflets
so a good idea might be to pop
into the nearest one to your holi-
day accommodation to find out
what is on offer. One company
in Alacati , a surfer's hotspot near
Çe @ me, is the Arkin & Ralk's
Alacati Surf Paradise Club
( b [phone] . www.alacati.

Shopping
With so many holiday resorts and
major cities in the region, shop-
ping centres are very much in evi-
dence. Whether you and your
family want to buy everyday
items to see you through your
stay, you fancy adding to your
wardrobe or you hope to find
some souvenirs to take home, you
should find plenty of choice.
In Bodrum , for example, one
of the largest shopping com-
plexes is the Oasis Shopping
Centre (Emin Anter Bulvarı,
Kıbrıs ! ehitleri Cad. b +90 252
317 00 02 ;. www.oasisbodrum.
com ). In fact, it's so big that you'll
find around 10,000 square metres
of parkland complete with foun-
tains, ancient olive trees and palm
trees, along with a cinema, cul-
tural event venue, play areas and
what appears to be an endless
number of bars and restaurants.
The latter offering everything from
à la carte to children's favourites.
Of course, that's before you've
even discovered shops where chil-
dren's and adult's fashions, food,
toys, electrical, stationery and
household goods are just some of
the items available to buy. The
Oasis Shopping Centre isn't just
full of locals and visitors, but also
residents of the Aegean region
who have travelled for miles.

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