Vacation Spots




 Kaputaş Beach

One can reach this beach from Kas via the scenic Kalkan road by 20 minutes drive. There is a long stair way down to this sandy beach with white-crested waves and magnetizing turquoise color sea.There are no facilities in the beach and the open secret about the stunning turquoise color is the snow-white pepples covering the sea floor.
Blue Cave

The Cave was first discovered in year 1972. It is one of the most famous anchoring points of tour boats around Kas, with a 50 m length, 40 m width and 15 m height. It was a habitation for the seals in the past. Because of the narrow entrance the sunlight fogged in through the sea creating joyfull lighting effects and reflections inside the cave walls and ceiling, It is very close to Kaputas Beach and only 18 km to Kas.
 


History of Demre


Sightseeing in Demre


Food & Cuisine  Demre

How to reach Demre/Hoyran

About  Demre/Hoyran


In order to drive to Olympos from Antalya-Finike road it should be turned at Ulupinar where there is the sign plate for ruins.

A narrow but the exquisite beautiful road leads us right to the beach of Olympos. In order to reach the ruins one should cross the brook and walk a while on the beach then the brook banks are came across of which runs through Olympos.

The path that runs along the brook will lead us into the ruins.

Olympos reOlympos region is located on the coastline of Cirali that is 3.2 km-long. The ancient city of Olympus is located just behind the coastline. There are tree houses and accommodation facilities within walking distance to the region.

 
You may the explore the lost city walking along a different route each day from Cirali which is in the center of East Lycian walking ways or you may swim in the sea in deserted small bays.

You can have breakfast with completely natural foods, under the orange and pine trees. Also by renting a car daily you may travel to Phaselis - Arycanda - Myra in the near vicinity or you can go to the sunken city Kekova.


There serves seaside restaurants, pergolas, fast-food type garden cafés at the Olympus coast and in the town center of Cirali .

People who eat In Ulupinar may attaste grilled food , appetizers and salads, pancakes and melon ice cream.

Ones who may have the picnic possibility consume the foods left in the cold water that has soon gained the natural coldness.

Beach restaurant in the center of Olympos and Çıralı coast localities, gazebos, garden cafes serving fast-food type.

Great seafood restaurant in Cirali, cucumber, squid stew stew, meats, olive oil, pancakes, kebabs, pizzas you can eat your appetite.

 Cirali region has a Mediterranean climate. Summer rain is quite rare rains, the weather is usually open, clear and sunny.

Sea water is heated and can swim towards the end of April until November.

With your private car:

Drive from Antalya towards the Kumluca-Kas direction turn left on the sign for Cirali 7 km after Tekirova.

With Bus

You may take either the Cicek tour or Antalya tour buses traveling from Antalya intercity bus station to the direction of Kumluca Kas and get off at crossroads of Cirali. You can come to Cirali taking the Shared Taxis there.

By Plane

Come to the intercity bus station of Antalya from the airport and then you can come Cirali by Cicek tour (Çiçek Tur) or Antalya tour busses.

CIRALI resort of Kemer, of Antalya catches people's attention with "sun, sea and natural beauties" as well as the historical richness. At South end of the city lies the ancient city of Olympus, and in the north west there is the Yanartas (Chimera).

The pearl of Antalya, Cirali's coastline is 3.2 km in length. And its width ranges between 50 to 100 meters. The beach rises in a gentle slope from the sea. On both ends it is limited with rocks. Cirali's coastline is made of generally fine-grained structured high-quality sand. At South end through the ancient city of Olympus, a stream passes and merges with the sea.


History of Kekova


Sightseeing in Kekova


Food & Cuisine  Kekova

How to reach Kekova

About Kekova


History of Kalkan


Sightseeing in Kalkan

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all known ancient Lycian cities
all known ancient Lycian cities

All pre-Greek peoples of Anatolia excelled in building monumental tombs associated with some form of ancestor worship; the Phrygians, Carians and Cilicians had their distinctive styles. The Lycians, however, developed this tradition to its artistic perfection. The landscape of Lycia is thoroughly marked by their strange, evocative and beautiful funerary monuments. Lycian tombs come in three major types. Visually the most striking are no doubt the rock tombs -more or less elaborate funeral chambers carved directly from the rock, usually into a cliff. The oldest of these are simple pigeon-hole cubicles of the sort best viewed in Pinara. More commonly, the graves are fashioned like the facade...

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Lycian Way All Etaps
Lycian Way All Etaps

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Paragliding in the Lycian Sky
Paragliding in the Lycian Sky

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Scuba diving Centers along the Lycian coast
Scuba diving Centers along the Lycian coast

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Kaş is a small beautiful diving and tourist town
Kaş is a small beautiful diving and tourist town

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Kalkan, a small peaceful Mediterranean resort and fishing town
Kalkan, a small peaceful Mediterranean resort and fishing town

A small peaceful Mediterranean resort and fishing town on the beautiful Turquoise Coast of Turkey, Kalkan has not been touched by mass tourism. More sophisticated than the usual resort town, Kalkan appeals to travelers looking for more than a “sun and sea” holiday. According to the Sunday Times, Kalkan attracts the kind of visitor who would also enjoy Tuscany or the Dordogne. The Guardian likens the town to “the Italian Riviera minus the poseurs.” Because of its great charm, Kalkan has a growing number of perennial visitors who say the town is the only holiday destination they would choose to visit repeatedly. There is simply no other town quite like Kalkan along Turkey’s coast. "Mouse"...

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Kekova, with its picturesque islands and intriguing sunken city
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Olympos and Çıralı, two relatively unspoiled beach resorts
Olympos and Çıralı, two relatively unspoiled beach resorts

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Patara is a beach town in a national park near the ancient Lycian
Patara is a beach town in a national park near the ancient Lycian

The name Patara stands for a marvellous 12 km white sandy beach which is classed as one of the most beautiful beaches in the world and for the ancient ruins of the ancient town still partly buried under the sand. The beach is also a nesting place for turtles and is therefore environmentally protected. The ancientcity of Patara, the birthplace of St.Nicholas and the port where St.Paul changed ships on his way to Tyros is in recent years being carefully excavated by Prof. FahriIşık. Patara used to be the most important harbour of Lycia and one of the major members of the Lycian League with three votes. During its eventful history the city always had to struggle against foreign...

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