YEDIBURUNLAR LIGHTHOUSE

Article from the Irish Times

2011-07-31T22:42:00.000-07:00

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2011/0730/1224301597124.html

Summer at the Yediburunlar Lighthouse.

2011-07-17T02:47:00.001-07:00

Dining at Yedi with the full moon rising over the mountains.

Another amazing sunset...

2011-06-27T02:31:00.001-07:00

Worth waking up to see that...

2011-06-26T09:31:00.000-07:00

Sunset at Yedi..

2011-06-24T10:56:00.001-07:00

New hammock.

2011-06-24T03:02:00.001-07:00

New hammock for NERGIS....

Panoramic Yediburunlar

2011-06-22T01:05:00.001-07:00

2011-06-19T02:34:00.001-07:00

Sunday morning walk with the dogs..

2011-06-19T02:30:00.000-07:00

We took the doggies for a walk this morning up onto the hill to the right of the hotel. Spectacular views all round and some nice views back to the hotel. Will have to get back up there early in the morning again some time more pics.

2011-06-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

my best shot of the night.

2011-06-15T12:29:00.001-07:00

The eclipse as we saw it:-))

Summer at the Yediburunlar Lighthouse.

2011-06-15T09:07:00.000-07:00

We are very lucky at Yedi being blessed with a wonderful location taking in every cool sea breeze the med. has on offer during the long hot days of July and August. Evenings are the highlight of the day with al-fresco dining in truly spectacular surroundings. Full moon nights are always special with the coastline being lit up with the sun's reflections. Tonight will be one of those nights of sublime beauty. I will try to get some good pictures of the moon rising over the mountains tonight and post the best ones later.

Monday Morning at Yediburunlar.

2011-06-13T02:05:00.000-07:00

At the moment we are busy preparing for breakfast which will start at 8am. After breakfast I will lead a walk through the local village and into the hills that should last for about 2 hours. On the walk I expect to see birds like Jays, Little owls and maybe a couple of eagles or kites.

2 hours later: Just arrived back at the hotel. Have to say it was a lovely walk. The dogs (Buğday and Ela) joined us on this one and behaved very well other than the one moment when Buğday tried to have an early lunch. Luckily the chicken survived and Buğday apologized for the inappropriate behaviour. Otherwise, saw 1 tortoise, a few goats, the 1 chicken (tied by its leg under a tree) and 4 falcons + a buzzard. Heard but did not see the little owl today. The Jays you'll always see so I won't mention them again. Overall a very enjoyable morning.

Now time to start preparing for lunch.

Yedi from the hill next door.

2011-06-11T22:16:00.000-07:00

Our little paradise as seen from the hill next door. We had a very busy winter and basicly managed to rebuild most of the hotel. So far we've just had good feedback from returning guests which makes it all worthwhile. Exclusive Escapes sent a photographer here last Saturday and I am particularly looking forward to seeing the results of his (Kai's) hard work. www.turningpoint.fi.

Kardelen: New room at Yedi

2011-06-11T22:04:00.001-07:00

New room at the Lighthouse: Outdoor bath.

2011-04-17T05:33:00.001-07:00

Table for 2?

2010-05-28T05:23:00.000-07:00

Mimosa: New room at Yedi.

2010-05-28T05:20:00.000-07:00

2010-02-13T10:04:00.000-08:00

We are suppose to be in the mountains, skiing but the weather is so bad that we had to delay going. Instead I am out and about Yediburunlar photographing wildlife.

2010-02-13T09:39:00.000-08:00

A typical image from the village of Yediburunlar. An old stone mill in the foreground with the preferred lime-washed concrete houses in the background.

2010-02-10T12:16:00.000-08:00

We arrived home about a week ago and found our garden in full bloom. It's been a really wet, cold and windy winter. At least the plants liked it. Right now it is so windy and noisy that we are not sure if we'll get any sleep tonite.

2009-10-25T05:54:00.000-07:00

This was my first attempt at photographing the moon setting over the sea last night. I don't know the camera well enough yet so I did not quite get it right. Probably a good idea to go back to the manual for a bit. In any case we are in the last week of the season and so far so good. A bit cloudy today, but still nice and warm. All the guests took a picnic lunch and went for a walk. Hopefully the weather will stay dry until everyone is back later this afternoon. The rest of the week is not looking to good. Rain forecasted for everyday, but knowing the weather around here we will probably have enough dry time in between to do some walk and hopefully the gulet cruise will happen on Tuesday.

2009-10-24T02:18:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had this crazy goat posing for us on the rocks. This was taken from down by the pool.

2009-10-23T05:57:00.000-07:00

Amazing all the wildlife in the garden at the moment. It is like spring all over again, only less flowers. Bees, butterflies and dragonflies in abbundance. I took this one of a Clouded Yellow earlier today. I aquired my 1st DSLR camera recently and now spend my days wandering around our garden, which is a little paradise for wildlife, taking close-ups of as many of them as I could manage. Identification is not always a simple matter because the book I have is, to say the least, incomplete. In any case it is fun and a blessing to be so close to so many amazing creatures.

2009-10-22T11:32:00.000-07:00

Our humble little pool. At least it has a view:-))

2009-10-22T10:03:00.000-07:00

I love October at Yediburunlar. There are just so many moments like these. Moments of sublime beauty!

2009-10-21T23:49:00.000-07:00

A picture of the main building with the flourishing garden in the foreground. Most of the plants in our garden were replanted from the forest to minimize the amount of watering we have to do during the long hot summer months. As we have no mains water supply up here in the mountains, all the water we use is driven up to the hotel from about 15km away. For this we have a small truck that I do the 2 hour round trip with every other day. It probably seems like a pain in the neck, but it is not at all. Just part of life in Yediburunlar.

All new blog coming from Yedi.

2009-10-21T09:17:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the official blog of the Yediburunlar Lighthouse. We are a small hotel in the mountains overlooking the med. sea on Turkey's south coast. We offer personalised holidays to discerning travellers. Yedi is the type of place where people go to forget the stresses of modern day living. The location is breathtaking. There are mountain- and seaviews all around the hotel that are simply spectacular, but don't let me be the judge! Come and see for yourself.

To book a holiday at Yedi from May to October, contact our travel agent: http://www.exclusiveescapes.co.uk/

At any other time during the year please contact me directly via email: Leonhitge@hotmail.com