Garip Adası

About Garip Adası

Garip Adası is a small island about 400 metres off the Dikili coast. Visit İzmir says visitors can hire a small boat from Bademli harbour to reach it, then sunbathe and swim. There are no facilities on the island and few trees along the shore for shade, so bring what you need, including an umbrella. Boat tours also stop nearby so passengers can swim over to its white sand. The island carries traces of antiquity: it is one of the three Shining Islands mentioned by the historian Strabo, called Arginnsai in antiquity, and this group of islands is known for the great naval battles fought between Athens and Sparta in the 400s BC. Kalem Adası opposite belongs to a private business and its shore is for hotel guests only.