ANTALYA TURKEY ( ANTALYA TURKEY TOURS )

Tour Itinerary

After we pick you up from your hotel we continue to Kekova .

KEKOVA & SİMENA

If you are looking for the crystal clear sea, shades of blue in the sky and in the water, endless small bays for swimming, castles, the ancient ruins on land and in the sea, sarcophagus’ all around the land and the sea, the fisherman villages and countless other beauties that can not be listed here; The answer is KEKOVA; a feast for the eye to behold The name of the island of Kekova is now used as the general name of all the sites in the same bay. It is easily seen that the whole area had been heavily populated in the antiquity from the ruins and other artifacts lying about. Now, it is one of the most attractive picturesque yacht / boat tour locations. Boat tours start from Çayagzi (Andriace; the ancient harbor of Myra).

MYRA

Myra was one of the six prominent cities of Lycia, the tekke peninsula today. Lycia and the Lycians are not well known by many people. They were the oldest local settlers in the area that we know of. They were tough fighters and one of the very first people we know of, to form a league of city states, the Lycian League, to defend themselves against the invaders. It has been an important city during the Roman period and a very important city during the early Christian and Byzantium period. The ship carrying the captive St. Paul went via Myra to Rome and St. Nicholas was a bishop here in the 4th C AD.

The church of St. Nicholas

The church of St. Nicholas, now in the center of what is now called Kale, was probably built in the 3rd or 4th century. Now it reflects many alterations and it has been restored. Nevertheless, it is toured by many visitors from all nations and religions from all over the world that has come to see the church of St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas was born in Patara c 300 AD. He was from a wealthy family was said to have traveled to Palestine and Egypt.

OLYMPOS

It is located on the slope of Mount Musa and within “Olympos-Beydaglari National Park” where the creek of the same name joins the sea. The name of the city is derived from “Aluamapa/Oluamapa/Olyamapa” in the Luwian/Etruscan language. In the Luwian language, “Olu”, which is a variation of “Alu”, means light/sun and in the Luwian and Hittite languages the word “Ama” means “mother”. We know that the word “Pa” means water/creek/lake. It is understood from this that the name of the city was “sacred water spring of the supreme mother of light/mother of sky”. Indeed, the spring of the Olympos creek is today called “Gökpinar” with the same association. Furthermore, in the Luwian language the word “olyntos” meant wild fig. The road monument Stadiasmus, in Patara, depicts the city of Olympos on the slope of the Mount Musa.

BELLEROPHONTES & CHIMERA

According to the Myth this is where Bellerophon kills Chimaera with his flying horse, but cannot extinguish the fire coming out of its mouth. Thus, this is the place where the Olympic torch is fired. People organized festivities and celebrations which also lay the foundations of the Olympic games in commemoration of this event. In reality it is an inflammable gas, which consists of a 46% hydrogen and 34% methane compound, issuing from the cracks formed as a result of the tectonic earthquakes. End of the tour transfer back to hotel.