Ölüdeniz

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Coordinates: 36°32.96′N 29°6.9′E / 36.54933, 29.115
Ölüdeniz
Aerial view of Ölüdeniz
Location of Ölüdeniz within Turkey.
Country	Turkey
Region	Aegean
Province	Muğla
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	48x xx
Area code(s)	00 (90) 252
Licence plate	48
Website: www.oludeniz.bel.tr

Ölüdeniz is a small resort village in the Muğla Province on the South West coast of Turkey on the Aegean Sea to the south and the high, steep sided Babadağ Mountain, 14 km (9 mi) south of Fethiye. The town is a beach resort.

Olu Deniz remains one of the most photographed beaches on the Mediterranean. It has a secluded sandy bay at the mouth of Olu Deniz, on a blue lagoon.^[1] The lagoon is a national nature reserve and building is strictly prohibited. Olu Deniz is famous for its shades of turquoise and aquamarine, and is an official blue flag beach, and is frequently rated among the top 5 beaches in the world by Travelers and Tourism Journals alike. The resort is also famous for its paragliding opportunities. It is regarded as one of the best places in the world to paraglide due to its unique panoramic views, and the Babadağ Mountain's exceptional height.^[2]

1 Gallery
2 See also
3 Walks in the area
4 Footnotes
5 External links

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Paragliding near Ölüdeniz

Ölüdeniz beach

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[edit] Walks in the area

In the surrounding area of Olu Deniz there is a walk that goes up the hills eventually to Mount Olympus called the Lycian Way which is regarded as one of the top ten walks in the world. It is over 500KM long.