Charter a Yacht around Kameriye: The Monastery Islet

Kameriye Island is a small uninhabited islet off the Bozburun side of Hisarönü Gulf, best known for the Byzantine chapel ruins on its hilltop and the sunken stone foundations of an earlier settlement just under the water. Boats anchor in the calm channel between the islet and the mainland, and you can swim across in minutes. The walk up to the chapel takes 15 minutes and gives a sweeping view of the gulf below — Bozburun, Selimiye, and the inner coves all in one frame. Underwater, the snorkelling is unusually good for the Aegean: schools of bream, occasional grouper, and the cut stones of what was once a small harbour. Season runs May through October; the islet stays empty even on the busiest gulf days.