Sempati Hotel Halici

Sand Lilies in Palamutbuku

by traveloturc

Palamutbuku or my beach is one of the rarest places that you can find
sand lilies in the nature ..Its one of the miracle of the world because you can see suddenly flowers in the middle of a sandy beach..some words about his nature
Pancratium maritimum or Sea Daffodil is a species of Amaryllidaceae native to the Mediterranean region and south-western Europe. It grows on coastal sands or just above the high tide mark. Other vernacular names are Sand Daffodil and Sand Lily. The Latin maritimum means "on the sea-coast".
P. maritimum is a bulbous perennial with a long neck and glaucous, broadly linear leaves, evergreen, but the leaves often die back during hot summers. Scape to 40 cm. Flowers 3-15 in an umbel, to 15 cm long, white. Corona two-thirds as long as the tepals. The flowers have an exotic lily scent. Flowering in August to October.
Easy to grown but requires a very sunny position and a very well drained, sandy soil. Need hot summers to induce flowering and is often a shy bloomer in cooler climates.Tolerates temperatures down to about -5°C. Propagation by seeds or division after flowering. Seedlings may flower in their third or fouth year.
The Hebrew name for the flower is related to the rose of Sharon mentioned in the Song of Solomon. It is commonly assumed by most people in Israel that, the Sharon plain being on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the Biblical passage refers to this flower...

Old Datca

by artonice

Old Datca is the first living place but when people moved to the sea coast ,a few people stayed in here.There are some pensions to stay.
It's an historical small mediterranean town with its stone houses and narrow streets.

datca-knidos....Turkey

by Caglaa

"eski datca-old datca"

"knidos"

First founded on the southern coast of the Resadiye peninsula, it was moved in c. 330 BC to Deveboynu Burnu (Cape Kriyo), where a small island was artificially joined to the mainland. One of the two harbours thus created served ships of war, the other merchant shipping. Cnidus founded colonies on Lipara, north of Sicily, and at Black Corcyra (modern Korcula, Croatia) in the Adriatic Sea (Encyclopaedia Brittanica).

Datca.....Day Trips

by suvanki

"Datca, A Working Town!"

I've visited Datca twice now as a day trip from Symi.
As a Turkophile, this was a chance for me to put my feet on Turkish soil again!

I quite like Datca, It's unpretentious, a working town / harbour, with less hassle than in the resorts. I especially enjoyed visiting the market for its atmosphere, and there are bargains to be had! My other favourite place is the Turkish Bath, which I've visited twice.

Please see my Symi must see tips for more info about my trips to Datca.

To be continued....