AT A GLANCE
Why go?
Kumluca Plajı, or Kumluca Beach, is the easygoing Mediterranean shore at Göksu on the edge of Kumluca, a coastal district about 95 km west of Antalya city. It is a free public beach where a long stretch of pebble-and-sand meets calm, clear sea — a low-key escape rather than a polished resort strip, popular with locals who swim here through the summer and even on mild winter days.↗↗↗
What gives the beach its charm is its unspoiled, unhurried feel: early mornings bring glassy, waveless water and almost-empty sand, while a water park and recreation area sit alongside for families. The trade-off is its raw, lightly serviced character — facilities are basic and tidiness can vary with the season — so it suits travellers who prefer simple seaside freedom over frills.↗↗
A quiet town shore on the Lycian coast
Set on the Teke peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean west of the Gulf of Antalya, Kumluca's coastline is fringed by pine-scented hills and backed by the Taurus range. Kumluca Plajı sits at Göksu, the beach closest to the town itself, and shares the district's relaxed, undeveloped coastal character that makes this stretch of the old Lycian shore a favourite for day-trippers escaping the busier resorts.