40 MAGAZINE | THE BEACH
TURKEY
& GREECE
Breakfast in Turkey and Lunch in Greece?
CASTELLORIZO
the old houses at the harbour with
their fine brightly painted doors
O
ne might imagine that
the Greeks and Turks do
not see eye to eye. Well
the Greeks are right.
Aeolia,Ionia,Mysia…..
all maritime provinces in Turkey and
all part of Greece’s glorious past…
Not to mention the Dardenelles and
the Bosphorus …the straits which
dominated trade in the ancient world.
Constantinople capital of Orthodox
Christianity is still by name their head
Patriachate. There is a myth that
those slain by Fatih Mehmet when
he entered St Sophia…sank into the
walls of its great apse…. to rise again
glorious when the day of reckoning
comes. How are the mighty fallen !
But this is now history and in fact
Greeks generally go out of their way
to offer hospitality to visiting Turks and
visa versa.
Looking at the map you will see a
pattern of many islands extending
towards and down Turkey’s Aegean
coast. These are nearly all Greek and
run regular ferry services to the Turkish
mainland. The Turks stuff their ‘Dolma’
and the Greeks their ‘Dolmadi’…and
they both enjoy baklava and thick
frothy coffees.
TO RHODES
The island of Rhodes is just 55 sea-miles
off the coast. On clear days its outline
is easily visible from the Oludeniz bay,
while at night one watches the lights
of the Island. During summer months
ferry boat services run once or twice
a day out of Marmaris. In winter
the service is more limited but runs
generally 3 times a week. The Ferry
takes cars and caravans as well as foot
passengers. The journey takes from
one to three hours depending upon