Villa Alessia

Set in a private, serene location with stunning natural views reaching out towards the Aegean sea it is the perfect family holiday villa. The house is built from local stone and blends perfectly with the natural surroundings.

Villa Alessia can sleep up to 8 in its spacious rooms. Wonderful views and sunsets. It is a great base for a quiet relaxing holiday and exploring the Bodrum Peninsula. 15 mins drive to Yalikavak Marina and 15 mins to Turgutreis. 30 minutes drive to Bodrum. Villa Alessia, Karakaya, Gumusluk, Bodrum, Turkey is a fabulous stone built villa with private pool and views to Gumusluk.

 Character and charm has been considered both inside and outside. In the main building  the entrance floor has an open plan kitchen living room, one twin bedroom and a seperate bathroom. The kitchen area leads out onto a terrace with natural and distant sea views. The upper floor hosts 2 double bedrooms, one of which is ensuite. There is also a seperate bathroom on this floor.

The Guest Suite is seperate to the villa but only 4 metres away from the entrance so still very much part of the main building. The guest suite consists of 1 seperate double bedroom, bath room and kitchen..

Outside, the grounds are spacious and the private pool is set in the lawned area and is view facing. There is a private gated entrance and parking for at least 5 cars.

Villa Alessia is a 5 minute drive to Gumusluk bay, 15 mins drive to Yalikavak and Turgutreis. The ancient village of Karakaya lies close by to this stunning stone built villa. The area is steeped in history and natural beauty with the old village perched on the gentle sloping hillside behind the villa and the historic peaceful seashore resort of Gumusluk bay below. The mix of stone and greenery at Villa Alessia, blends perfectly with the area and provides you with a perfect family holiday location.

Gumusluk is one of the oldest settlements on the peninsula. It has modest restaurants two or three small markets and shops selling local artefacts, but it retains a small-scale atmosphere for the simple reason that most of the village is designated an official archaeological site so that no landscaping alterations or new groundbreakings are allowed.

If you walk for ten minutes to the bay north east of Gümüslük you will see a buried wall jutting from a hillside into the sea. While the area's archaeological status forbids diving with tanks, snorklers will find more walls under water here, as well as an ancient breakwater in the harbour.

The island, known as Rabbit Island by the locals, separates the two well-sheltered bays of Gümüslük. If you sit in a shoreside restaurant and watch for a while you will see rabbits on the island. It is possible to wade to the island through knee-deep water and sunbathe and dive from the many rock formations. Several restaurants have terraced roof, perfect for enjoying the tranquil scene or for watching the sunset. There are many excellent restaurants supplying fantastic food, particularly fresh fish and seafood, of good quality in an uncrowded environment. A visit to cafe Limon on the road to the villa from Gumusluk is a must for really good Mezes in a quirky setting watching the sun set behind Pserimos. Restaurants in the village are literally feet from the sea and are typified by their rushwoven umbrellas. It is easy to waste many hours sat in the comfortable low seating with one foot in the sea sipping a cool drink.