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The
great triple-harboured city of Phaselis
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Day 1: Our
gulet is about 30 minutes from Dalaman airport at Göçek, a pretty
harbour beneath mountains at the head of the Bay of Fethiye.
Welcome dinner on board.
Day 2: We set sail to Gemiler Island, a key pilgrimage
centre, where Japanese archaeologists have been working on a
number of superb Byzantine churches. It's a perfect area for
swimming and snorkelling.
Day 3: On to Kas, a beautiful village of white-washed
houses covered with purple bougainvillaea. Ancient Antiphellos
is littered with tombs and a theatre with a magnificent sea
view.
Day 4: East to picturesque Üçagiz, old Teimiussa, one
of the most evocative of all Lycian burial sites.
Day 5: We visit Myra, famed for its Roman theatre and
rock hewn tombs. Walking through its port, Andriake, we uncover
a giant cistern and granary built by the Emperor Hadrian.
Day 6: Into the mountains to Arykanda, where archaeological
excavations have revealed a prosperous monumental city.
Day 7: On to Phaselis, seat of pirates who terrorised
the region's rich trade routes. Its three harbours and civic
monuments now lie serene amid pine trees.
Day 8: To Antalya, the south's most vibrant city, with
a fortified harbour and archaeology museum full of marble statues.
We visit Aspendos' mighty aqueduct and extraordinary theatre.
View from Lydae in Lycia, southern Turkey
Day 9: Roman
Perge is a vast treasure house of ruins. A real highlight of
this archaeology tour. We stroll through colonnaded streets
and shops, marbled bath-houses, a stadium, and vast Hellenistic
fortifications.
Day 10: South to Olympos, a pretty little archaeological
site scattered amongst trees beside a sparkling stream. On an
ancient sacred way we visit the Chimaera, a natural phenomenon
where flames burst from the ground, and legendary home of the
mythical beast.
Day 11: West to fascinating Kale, site of ancient Simena,
perched beneath a melee of Lycian tombs, and an Ottoman fort.
One of the most romantic settings of the holiday.
Day 12: We set off for pretty Kalkan, and inland to Xanthus,
capital of ancient Lycia, a vast archaeological treasure-house.
On (if there is time) to the region's most sacred centre, the
Letoön, where French archaeologists are restoring the great
temple. A sunset swim at Patara offers a refreshing end to the
day.
Day 13: A last dip, then to Fethiye for a visit to its
magnificent cliff face tombs and a final chance to shop.
Day 14: Transfer from our gulet back to Dalaman airport.
Back to Sailing
the Lycian Shore
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