Sedir (Cleopatra) Island

At this beach on the Gulf of Gokova, in the southeast Aegean Sea, legend says that Cleopatra and Marc Anthony bathed at the beach, leading to it being known as Cleopatra’s Island. On this stunning island, the beach is made up entirely of sand from seashells from the Red Sea, shipped from Egypt just for Cleopatra’s enjoyment. Its highly prized by the Turkish government, and as a result the sand is heavily guarded to ensure tourists don’t take any with them and damage this beautiful natural phenomenon.

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