Dead Sea.

From Fethiye to the Dead Sea is surrounded by pine trees the road length of 14 kilometers. You are already tired from the start of the road that lead up and down, when suddenly in front of you opens great blue sea. This bay Beldzhekiz. To see the inimitable beauty of the Dead Sea, you have to walk past the sandy beach of the bay. Surface of the Dead Sea is fixed, as if enchanted. The floor is covered with snow-white sand, without a single weed. Refracted in the water and reflected sunlight from sand gets inimitable shade of blue. Shadow of the Pines falls into the waters of the Dead Sea and the blue becomes more saturated.
Since the name Bay Beldzhekyz associated legend. In ancient times the ships passing by the harbor, stopped here to replenish stocks of fresh water. The ships cast anchor in the high seas and the sailors get to shore on a boat. Once, a young and comely old son of the captain went ashore for water, met a beautiful Beldzekiz and love at first sight. She is also to reciprocate the nice young man. However, the son of the captain, get water, was obliged to return to the ship. The ship left, a girl, all looking after their beloved. Since then, only the ship passed these shores, a young man come to the lifeboat in the water, and love to see each other.
Once, when the ship again passed by the bay, has started a strong storm. The young man started to persuade his father to go to the bay, because there the water is always calm and the ship will be able to hide from the elements. However, the old sea dog knows that the bank has a son and a friend thought that the boy is ready to split the vessel in order to visit with his girlfriend. Storm strong and intensified the dispute between father and son. The captain is not at a joke rassvirepel, and saw that the waves have a ship on the rocks, blow threw him overboard.

Landfast ice to the steering wheel, the captain was able to give blow and suddenly it opens with a calm bay water. However, the waves had already engulfed the young man ... Beldzhekyz, and without waiting for the beloved, not stood the separation and jumped from a rock in the sea. Since then, Bay, where the drowned girl called Beldzhekyz, a place where the death of her lover is called the Dead Sea.
Always a calm sea in the evening, the sorrow of such a tragic end, change its color and becomes purple.

At the Dead Sea, you will find a large number of hotels and restaurants. Surrounding the Dead Sea forest, spread over an area of 950 hectares, the park is called "Kydrak Tabiat. Park declared a protected zone. The entire beach Dead Sea is also under protection and there is strict control of construction.
Recreation Area is located here "Kumburnu" Mels belongs to society, which is organized with the Provincial Administration of Muğla. During the year, a zone of rest coming around 400,000 tourists. Enter fee. There are three cafeterias, two large and one small. In the cafeterias you can snack food fast food and in national parks offer a place to try traditional Turkish gözleme.
For those who want to organize a picnic, there is a dedicated site. However, in the period from May to October, to fuel the fire is prohibited. You can rent a lounge and an umbrella. Fleet, shower and toilet is free. Parking Parking is designed for 650 cars equipped with cameras and a security service. On the beach there is an opportunity to engage in water sports (canoeing, parashyuting, banana, etc.). In the territory that belongs to society Mels, there is a shop selling handicrafts production. It sells traditional crafts Mugla products.

We made great efforts to save the natural wonder called the Dead Sea. In the laboratory, built on the beach Beldzhekyz daily take water samples, which are carefully analyzed for all parameters. Work on the preparation of receipt of the beach "Kydrak" international certificate. This will be the only beach in Turkey, the appropriate high standards of ISO.