This album contains the galleries for all our talks. Each gallery is shown individually on its talk page.
Roman port at Olympos. This would have handled exports of timber
Beach at Olympos looking towards Çiralı and Mt Olympus (Tahtalı Dağ)
Flames at Yanartaş (Chimaera). The legend is that Belerephon poured molten lead into the throat of the Chimaera which now lies buried but still breathing fire
A really traditional and beautiful Turkish breakfast
The State Agora, Arykanda
The Stadium, Arykanda. The niches behind the seats are much older
Woodyard, Kasaba valley
Hospitality. We were invited in for lunch at the woodyard
Sesame harvest, Kasaba
Traditional ambar (granary / store). We thought they were rare, until we went looking and found lots.
A street of mud brick houses. Mud brick is an ancient construction method, but still effective. If you look, they are everywhere.
Recycling. Old wine bottles reused for 'katran' - oil wash for fruit trees obtained from the cedar tree
Cool stream at Girdev
Theatre at Pinara looking over the Xanthos valley
House tombs at Pinara
Fording the river at Saklıkent gorge
In Saklıkent gorge
Found in the theatre at Tlos. The writing is in both Greek and Lykian. Lykian was an ancient language only written down in the relatively short period between 500-350BCE.
The upper Xanthos valley being used for fish farming
Traditional method of spinning
Weaving at Üzümlü
Caretaker at Kadyanda
The stadium at Kadyanda. A 'stadium' is a standard length and this is only a half stadium.
There is nothing better than scrumping a warm fig off the tree in September
Paragliding is a feature of Ölü Deniz. They land with precision.