Hidden Corners (60 + 40 minutes)
From a base in Kaş, we explore a variety of locations. Some very remote; some less so but rarely visited; some usually passed by; and some just simply not noticed by the typical visitor.
The town of Kaş is infinitely superior to nearby Kalkan. The hills have considerably limited its expansion.
Upmarket shopping in Kaş
Downmarket shopping in Kaş
Free-standing Lykian sarcophagus in a Fethiye street. The traffic sign is a later addition!
Lykian pillar tomb at Xanthos. Not the one usually photographed
Lykian house tomb, Myra
Tomb of Amintas. Lykian temple tomb, Fethiye.
Sunken Lykian tomb, Simena. The sea has not risen. The southern edge of the Anatolian plate is being dragged down.
Roman 3rd century low-arched bridge at Limyra. Unusual shape for a roman arch, but it is original.
Top of the roman bridge at Limyra. Fortunately, the polytheme tunnels are either side and the bridge remains.
Marble factory, Kasaba valley
The marble comes from the hills either side of the gorge between Kasaba and the sea at Demre/Myra
Traditional ambar (granary/store) at Eskihisar near Elmali. This was the first one we found.
If you look, there are lots of ambars around. These are a large group at Gökceören
Mud brick house in Elmali. This was the first one we noticed, but there are lots around in most villages
Tending sheep at Girdev. Girdev is 1800m elevation. Snow-bound in winter and people migrate here in summer.
Frog at Girdev
Saklıkent Gorge
Spinning demonstration at the Carpet School
Tying the classical Turkish double knot at the Carpet School
'Parliament' building of the Lykian League at Patara. Restoration funded specifically by the national parliament of the Turkish Republic. The Lykian league was a confederation of independent 'cities' with votes in the parliament according to proportional representation. Patara was the political capital.
Interior, parliament building, Patara. The Greek city states were always at war, unlike the cities of the Lykian League. The League is considered to be the governance model for the US, UN and EU.
The oracle of Appollo Suris. Appollo is the god of oracles eg, at Delphi, and there are several water oracles of Appollo in western Turkey. Anyway, Appollo is now thought to have originated in Anatolia rather than Delos/Greece.
Shops and port facility at Andriake, near Demre/Myra
Flames at Yanartaş / Chimaera, Çiralı