▁for ▁its ▁sh ades ▁of ▁tur qu o ise ▁and ▁aqu amar ine , ▁while ▁its ▁beach ▁is ▁an ▁official ▁Blue ▁Flag ▁beach . ▁ ▁Par ag l iding ▁Ö l ü den iz ▁is ▁also ▁famous ▁for ▁its ▁par ag l iding ▁opportun ities . ▁It ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁par ag lide ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁unique ▁pan or am ic ▁views , ▁stable ▁weather ▁conditions , ▁and ▁Mount ▁Bab ada ğ ' s ▁exception al ▁height . ▁Bab ad ag ▁( F ather ▁Mountain ) ▁tower ing ▁above ▁Ö l ü den iz ▁on ▁the ▁South west ▁coast ▁of ▁Turkey ▁is ▁a ▁ge ological ▁mar vel ▁that ▁just ▁happens ▁to ▁make ▁for ▁incred ible ▁therm als ▁and ▁ideal ▁conditions ▁for ▁par ag l iding ▁flight . ▁Ol uden iz ▁is ▁re put edly ▁the ▁best ▁site ▁in ▁Europe , ▁if ▁not ▁the ▁world , ▁to ▁fly ▁par ag l iders ▁cross - country ▁in ▁both ▁solo ▁and ▁tan dem ▁modes . ▁ ▁Ul tr amar athon ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁an ▁international ▁mult iday ▁trail ▁running ▁ul tr amar athon , ▁called ▁Ly cian ▁Way ▁Ul tr amar athon , ▁is ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁historical ▁Ly cian ▁Way . ▁The ▁event ▁runs ▁east ward ▁on ▁a ▁route ▁of ▁around ▁ ▁from ▁Ö l ü den iz ▁to ▁Ant al ya ▁in ▁six ▁days . ▁ ▁Sc uba ▁div ing ▁Ö l ü den iz ▁offer ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁div ing