On The Lycian Way. Delikkemer - Yali Point - Patara. The path less traveled!
While almost all trekkers who visit Patara walk the Lycian way to Delikkemer via the aqueduct, few people take the long way round, via Vali point. In some ways this is not the best of treks due to the prevalence of trekking on the forest roads, the views that you are awarded as you trek are a treat. From Delikkemer you descend past the striking turquoise of Firnaz bay, to the rocky coastline hiding many coves perfect for a dip. As you climb up the hill above Patara the vie
The Archaic remains and stunning rock formations while trekking the Lycian Way Saribelen - Gokceoren
While the magnificent remains of Patara, Xanthos, Tlos, Patara, Myra, Phaselis etc. are well know and documented, the mysterious remains of the first settlers in Lycia are to be found in the hidden fastness of the inhospitable looking mountains of central Lycia, between modern Kaş and Kalkan. The dissolute and overgrown archaic period buildings around Islamlar, Bezirgan, Sarıbelen and Gökçeoren are in few archeological texts and the names of the settlement are generally unrec
Walking the Strawbery Ridge. Asar to Phellos. A trek on the Lycian Way.
The south coast of Turkey differs from the western Aegean coast in that while the Aegean is made up of lines of hill perpendicular to the sea, with the warm maritime air drifting up the valleys far inland, on the southern coast, the mountain run parallel to the sea, making a very sharp divide between the narrow coastal strip and the continental climate zones only 15 km inland. With the sun bleaching the south faces of the mountains, the norther faces are cooler and damper, i
Trek to the churches of the Lycian Heretics
A trek on the St Nicholas Trail and Lycian way, following the trail of the heretic christians of Lycia
Lycian Rain on the Water Road ( Aqueduct).
Account of a winter walk on the Lycian Way. Between Kalkan and Patara.
