Yesil Ev means The Green House and is a cluster of four privately owned cottages in the small unspoilt fishing village of Sogut (pronounced Surt) on the Loryma peninsula in the south west corner of Turkey. The whole area is a designated conservation area where large scale tourist development is not permitted.

Four cottages form a group in a terraced garden about a kilometre from the sea, reached by attractive rocky paths through ancient terraced fields past carob, fig and almond trees.

The village is a collection of smallholdings divided by orchards, fields and vegetable gardens over a wide area. On the waterfront there is a small grocery store and two restaurants. There are three more restaurants in the next bay. The village centre comprises a mosque, post office, a selection of cafes and shops, a school, and a market on a Monday. Close to the cottages are two small but well stocked provision stores including a selection of alcohol.

In the full heat of summer wildlife lies low, but tortoises, porcupines, wild boar and eagles keep to the hillsides, while lizards, geckos, and of course cats bask in the gardens. Insect life can be exotic, but is generally harmless.

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