52 MAGAZINE | THE BEACH
EVERYONE LOVES A CARNIVAL…and who more than the Turks! Each
region of Turkey celebrates its produce and its heritage. The word
‘carnival’ has a Latin root (carne levare = farewell to meat): and ditto
for ‘festival’ since it occured immediately before Lent. Carnivals were
introduced into areas with Catholic andn Orthodox populations reaching
Argentina and Brazil via the European colonists. Nowadays the carnival
has become a secular event, that generally takes place during the warmer
months. Here are some of the local festivals.
FESTIVAL
FUN
enjoy some mellow
evening weather at
Fethiye’s newly restored old
amphitheatre while listening
to some world renowned
jazz and classical music
performances...
U
zumlu Morel
Mushroom
Festival
This is celebrated 4 days in April
generally towards the end of the
month.
The festival promotes knowledge
of mushrooms edible and inedible,
in particular
the famous morel
mushroom which grows all through
the region. Considered a great delicacy
in France and North America it is
picked and dried for export.
Visitors are made very welcome. One
can attend lectures, go mushrooming
with local guides and are then offered
this rare delicacy cooked in various
ways.
Uzumlu is a very attractive small town