PREFACE

When the complex was built eight years ago it attracted architectural interest worldwide - and no wonder. As you enter, you immediately notice the extensive use of the local stone and design sympathetic to the shape of the land sometimes going so far as to build around natural rock features.

In addition some design echoes local antiquities, the most ambitious of which is a replica of the first century AD Roman triumphal arch that stands in Patara itself some kilometres down the road to the west.

Club Patara is ambitiously styled on a Roman town. Walking through the stone arches to the marble- floored Agora built around a fountain is like stepping back in time, but the strange mix of traditional Turkish, reproduction Roman and openly modern works surprisingly, well and belies Club Patara's actual modernity, giving the place a feel as old as the rocks themselves.

But it's not only a case of good looks. Club Patara have got the luxury element so perfectly sown up that representatives of the tourist trade flock from all over the world, anxious to see how it's done.

This was the vision of one of Turkey's top architects, who sought to combine aesthetic value with practicality. The design is attractive, but throughout it makes the most of the hillside setting, providing little nooks of cool shade and spreading platforms on which to toast yourself in the sun.

The platforms are scattered along the water's edge, close to where the scheduled water taxi to Kalkan shuttles back and forth. Here also is the watersports center, which includes a diving school.

In addition there are facilities for water skiing, banana rides, windsurfing, fishing and sailing. Also close to the jetties - but discreetly away - from the hotels and villas - is the Apollonia night club, where, if you have not exhausted yourself with the day's activities, you can dance and drink till the small hours.

There are four swimming pools within Club Patara. The indoor pool and jacuzzi forms part of the fitness center, which also has a gymnasium, sauna, Turkish bath and massage facility.

The larger outdoor pool is for the whole family, the circular outdoor pool with its splendid cascading waterfall feature, is for adults only. The fourth pool situated near the tennis courts and features a skimming water slide. There is also a supervised club for children aged between four and ten years, to help channel that youthful activity which even Mediterranean sun cannot sap. Meanwhile the grown ups get on with some serious peace and quiet.

Close to the swimming pools are the main a la carte restaurant and the Patara bar, while around the Agora are the Agora Bar and restaurant, as well as the Bezirgan Turkish Restaurant.

For truly fine Turkish dining, the a la carte restaurant provides a wonderful open air section close to the water's edge beneath a charming thatched roof. Seafood is the barbecue speciality here.

The Bezirgan is the al fresco restaurant serving international and Turkish cuisine from a tempting open buffet.

If you have a taste for pizza and pasta the Italian restaurant offers an excellent selection. You can dine on the Agora or inside in a air-conditioned comfort.

At lunchtimes there is also a poolside barbecue serving delicious charcoal-grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, while in the evening you can enjoy live music in the piano bar close to the adult swimming pool.

With a bakery on site, you can choose from a selection of delicious frech loaves, roll and croisants served at breakfast.

The Patara Prince is a truly remarkable place, a holiday destination in its own right, more a town than a hotel, a community which gives you the freedom to socialise or to shut yourself away.
 

Designed by office of

Turhan Kâşo

Designer / Dipl. Ing. Arch

Constructed by

Turhan Kâşo
Architectural & Construction Company