A Hidden Paradise Framed by Towering Cliffs

Kaputaş is the beach on every postcard of this coast — a pocket of golden sand at the foot of a gorge, with water so blue it looks retouched.

It sits twenty minutes from Kalkan on the coast road towards Kaş. You reach it down a long stairway cut into the cliff, and the first glimpse of colour from the top is worth the trip alone.

There are no big facilities, which is the point. Bring water, an umbrella and something to snorkel with: the rocks on the left side of the bay are full of fish.