Turkey is a stunning location that straddles Asia and Europe, packed to the brim with historic ruins left over from a parade of emperors and gifted with breathtaking landscape that never ceases to impress.

In summer, Turkey’s exceptionally beautiful Turquoise Coast is plied by gulets sailing on their Blue Voyages from the Aegean to the eastern reaches of the Mediterreanean, dropping anchor to swim in bays of crystal-clear water, and taking long lunches in fishing villages, at blue-painted tables and chairs framed with canopies of pink bougainvillaea, where life has gone on unchanged for thousands of years. To help you find these spots, we’ve rounded up the most beautiful places to visit in Turkey.