![]() ![]() It's quite a while before I’m back in the car, detouring on small roads to Saklikent National Park. This charming town is also home to Lycian rock tombs. ![]() Below are hotchpotch cobblestone streets, and dotted across the bay are exotic islands and sailing boats. Grecian-influenced architecture is overrun by pink bougainvillea. This cycle repeats for nearly three hours until Kaş comes into play a postcard-perfect fishing town at the base of a cliff. Its three ornate arches support four lofty pylons and passages with floral decorations and rosette reliefs. It was named after the eminent Roman emperor and built to commemorate his visit in 130 AD. But behind back roads, clusters of palm trees and skyscraper-like apartments is a hive of ancient ruins. I’ll follow D400 along the Turkish Riviera, and virtually track the ancient Lycian Way.Īntalya is Turkey’s “capital of tourism” and the largest international sea resort. I’m determined to visit Antalya’s Hadrian’s Gate before I embark on a road trip covering roughly 360 miles. I’ve been coming to Turkey twice a year since I was seven, and now I’m in my mid-twenties.Īnd yet, I’ve dashed (as fast as I could while wearing leather sandals) to get an umbrella. Purchasing a scarlet umbrella during the height of Turkey’s summer is not the done thing. From weathering unexpected storms to negotiating cliff-hanging hairpins and exploring roman ruins a road trip along the Turkish Riviera is full of surprises.
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