Cabo de Gata nature reserve

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Cabo de Gata nature reserve
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The GuardianOct 18

‘We hang on to summer a little longer here’: five of the best places for autumn sun in Europe and Turkey

If you’re looking for a last blast of summer, these sunny resorts offer quiet beaches but enough life to stave off the end-of-season blues A Kalkan sunset is always a beautiful thing – the horseshoe-shaped bay deepening to azure blue against an apricot-rose sky – but, in October, when the light is low and the sun drops early, it’s almost transcendentally lovely. In some Turkish resorts, you’d b…

Inland reserve with winding ramblas and abandoned goldmines.

18 things in this story
  • Los TarahisRestaurantTraditional chiringuito on the beach serving seafood.
  • Cabo de Gata nature reserveSightInland reserve with winding ramblas and abandoned goldmines.
  • Hotel Las CalasHotelOffers double rooms.
  • Elsewhere
  • KaputasSightKalkan, TurkeyGlittering beach sandwiched into a triangular gap.
  • BezirganNeighborhoodKalkan, TurkeyMountain village, former summer retreat for Kalkan residents.
  • Pirha Köy SofrasıRestaurantBezirgan, TurkeyServes traditional manti and kofte.
  • Lycian WayTrailBezirgan, TurkeyWeaves through Bezirgan village past Ottoman-era grain stores.
  • Fountain Terrace Cocktail BarRestaurantKalkan, TurkeyPopular spot on a roof terrace.
  • Merkez CafeRestaurantKalkan, TurkeyKalkan institution since the early 1990s for people-watching.
  • Blue MarlinRestaurantKalkan, TurkeyTucked away beneath the Pirat hotel, serves meze.
  • White HouseHotelKalkan, TurkeyOffers double rooms with breakfast.
  • Casa VelaHotelCascais, PortugalSpacious sidestreet bolthole with a tropical garden sauna.
  • Casa das Histórias Paula RegoMuseumCascais, PortugalPyramid-shaped museum featuring works by Paula Rego.
  • Praia do GuinchoSightCascais, PortugalGlorious dune-backed beach battered by winds.
  • Moorish CastleSightSintra, PortugalCastle with hewn stairs in Sintra.
  • National Palace of PenaSightSintra, PortugalFairytale palace with vibrant burgundy-and-yellow facade.
  • UliassiRestaurantSenigallia, ItalyThree Michelin stars, ambitious local cuisine.
  • Madonnina del PescatoreRestaurantSenigallia, ItalyTwo Michelin stars, ambitious local cuisine.
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