Turkey

Hike @ Kaş

We had reached the lovely town of Kaş, where we did some exploring in town but also took a hike along the coast to some temple tombs at a cliff above the sea. Sarcophagus in the middle of nowhere The hike started at the port of Kaş and took as on the Lycian route south along the …

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Patara

From our sunset point we took a walk along the coast and to the archeological site of Patara, once the capital of Lycia. The route back was a “shortcut” through the dunes with some detours around wet areas. Starting down to the beach We had decided to stay for another night at this great spot (36.270522, …

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Hike @ Ölüdeniz

Our first hike in Turkey led us from the famous Ölüdeniz beach along the coast with fantastic views. The Ölüdeniz beach is very well known as pictures of it are on every tourism advertisement. The beach forms a tip at its end and another very secluded bay lies behind it. The famous shots are taken …

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Kaunos

Kaunos was another ancient town but again special due to the famous temple tombs cut into the rock cliff and the delta of the river Kaunos below them. We had waited a day to have good weather which certainly had paid off. Temple tombs cut into the cliff Kaunos was probably founded as early as …

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Priene & Didyma

Priene and Didyma were two ancient sites from which we didn’t expect too much but both surprised us. The size of the unfinished temple of Didyma was incredible and Priene fascinated with its position and easy to recognise street layout. The vegetation gave it an enchanted flair. Temple @ Didyma Dydima was the most important …

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@ Ephesos

Today the exceptional remains of Ephesos and the town of Selçuk and Kusadasi were to be discovered. We had a splendid day as the weather was much better than the days before and we could enjoy walking around. Library of Celsus But before we could start our visit at Ephesos, we had to visit a …

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