Property in Sovalye Island, Fethiye

Property in Sovalye Island Fethiye offers the rare opportunity to buy a waterfront home in the Mediterranean. Sovalye Island, which is the very first of the Twelve-islands in the Gulf of Fethiye is only a 5 minute boat drive from Fethiye marina. Almost all properties in Sovalye Island, Turkey, offer boat mooring facilities, either private or shared.

The open sea side of the island facing the Red Island is where the sea gets a little rugged in the afternoons. However, the Fethiye Calis side of the island, the inner side, is where water is always sheltered and calm, ideal for long term mooring in front of your home in Sovalye Island.

Sovalye Island consists of only around 70 or so properties so this is indeed a niche market with limited supply to market. There are no more than 2-3 available land plots where one can build a property in Sovalye Island. Having said that buying land and building a custom home on Sovalye Island, Turkey, can be rather tricky. The island is a listed area by the Turkish heritage and museum department. The entire island used to be home to Knights of the Middle Ages, who used it as a base. Therefore before construction may commence to build a property on Sovalye Island, permits need to be obtained from the local museum office. Land surveys are carried out and construction permits are only granted if excavations do not reveal historic ruins.

If you are in search of an idyllic spot along one of the best sailing routes in the Turkish Mediterranean coast, then look no further than a property in Sovalye Island, Fethiye. show less ... read more