Went to Cesme last summer with friends. As we had never been to Turkey before, I did'nt know what to expect. Cesme is in the northern part of Turkey, away from the more tourist areas down south. Absolutely beautiful. Loads to do and see and the most beautiful beaches. Illica beach is just class. Beautiful tourquise sea. Our friends brought... More

The beach is very wide and long for the Aegean region. Beautiful turquoise waters. The beach is kept clean. Excellent for waders and children. There are toilets, beverage and food kiosks spaced roughly 250 m apart. The beach is situated well from hotels and excellent night life.

white sand, crystal clear water- fish swimming around your feet - however unfortunately it is covered in cigarette butts - I have never seen so many - they need a sand cleaner down there or the tourists need to take their butts home with them. We just laid out 2 towels each so we didn't have to look at them.... More

In my experience this is the best beach in Cesme. The water is very clear and the beach is clean. It isn't the widest beach and therefore the opportunities for playing in the sand isn't always the best.

this beach has the warmest water in Çeşme.. its amazing..

Long sandy beach, great sea... The beaxch is quite dirty, they charge 10 € for an umbrella, but they do not gve any service. I was there in August 2011 when the local people organized an event to clean the beach. You cannot imagine what kind of material they collected.

Great beach with lots of room to spread out during the weekdays, but get busy on Sundays. This beach can be very windy, as which point the water is less pleasant. On a calm day, the water is lovely and warm, and the long sandy beach is perfect. There are also useful shops a few roads back, and an easy... More