English Harbour Boat Rental: A Wartime Anchorage

English Harbour Boat Rental: A Wartime Anchorage

Anchor in the deep natural harbour at noon, swim where Allied submarines once hid, eat at a single waterside restaurant by night. 1-night stop in Gökova.

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English Harbour

English Harbour — known locally as Değirmenbükü — gets its English name from World War II, when Allied submarines used the deep natural cove as a hidden refuge to ambush German shipping in the Aegean. The bay is hard to spot from the open gulf because a low headland blocks the entrance, but inside it opens into a wide deep basin with two sub-coves. The water reaches 30 metres deep, perfect for big yachts to swing freely. A single restaurant on the inner shore serves grilled fish; the rest of the cove is pine forest. English Harbour is 60 minutes from Marmaris by sail. Season runs May through October.

Recommended duration: ideal for days
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