Whats’s been happening this Year on The Lycian Way? So far this year we have enjoyed meeting walkers from all over the world. More hikers than ever are enjoying the beautiful Lycian Way route. We have welcomed guests to our guesthouse Meyveli Ev from The UK, Spain, Canada, USA, Australia, Germany & Ireland. The weather is less hot than last year so far which is good news for those hiking. It seems that the numbers are also more than last…
Why we recommend Lycian Way GPS Finding your way, Lycian Way GPS solves your challenges. Many of our guests have not been to Turkey before. Some also have not enjoyed a hiking holiday like The Lycian Way before. We get a wide range of questions about hiking in Turkey. Probably the most popular questions we get regularly asked at Lycian Way Holidays are: ‘How easy is it to navigate The Lycian Way route?’ Or ‘Will we get lost hiking The…
Sidyma & Letoon Continuing our journey Walking The Lycian Way we look at two historic sites. Sidyma and Letoon are both on The Lycian Way route. They are impressive ancient sites though neither get many visitors. Sidyma is located on the slopes of Mount Cragus on the edge of the Xanthos Valley. In history, Sidyma was mentioned in the 1st century BC by the Greek scholar, Polyhistor. The current ruins were discovered by Charles Fellows in the mid-19th Century. Many…
Ancient Sites Pydnai and Xanthos In this blog Hiking on The Lycian Way, we look at two ancient sites; Pydnai and Xanthos. We hope to provide some insight for hikers enjoying The Lycian Way. Pydnai was a small naval and military base fortress. In antiquity it guarded the estuary at the west end of Patara Beach. The marshy area around it was once a bay and was probably a deep water harbour. It is made of well-preserved polygonal masonry which…
Delikemer Aquaduct and Patara Ruins. In this blog we are looking at two important historic sites on The Lycian Way; Delikemer Aquaduct and Patara Ruins. A water source near Islamlar approx. 20kms from the port of Patara helped meet the cities water needs. At Delikemer, an aquaduct still exists where water was syphoned in stone blocks. The aquaduct crosses a valley and remains an engineering marvel. Patara was once one of the most important towns of ancient Lycia. Once a…
Hiking on The Lycian Way Route The Lycian Way route is named after the ancient Lycia region and it’s people. As a result, many relics of the Lycian people remain visible today. When hiking on The Lycian Way route you will see many of these ancient sites and remains. In this blog we will look at the most common remains. These are The Lycian rock tombs and sarcophagi on The Lycian Way route. They Date from the 4th Century BC….
Eastern Section Cirali to Beycik via Ulupinar In this blog I’m continuing on The Lycian Way Turkey. Hiking the route in November 2018. The pretty town of Cirali on the coast is a great place to stay. There are many guesthouses and small hotels along the beach road. It has a long pebble beach with a small river and the ruins of Olympus at the western end. The Lycian Way route runs through the town before heading north. After…
Welcome to our 2019 Season Hello and Happy New Year to all our hiking friends. Below are some of the great itineraries we are offering for 2019. They are based on our knowledge and experience of The Lycian Way. We are very much looking forward to our Hiking in Turkey 2019 season. This year we have more itineraries for The Lycian Way than ever before. It means that a wide range of hikers can enjoy this beautiful route. We have…
On The Lycian Way November 2019 Days 1 to 3 Here is my experience of Hiking on The Lycian Way between Karaoz and Cirali. I set of in November 2018. The weather was warm and dry. Day 1 Arriving in Karaoz Day 1 Karaoz is a collection of pretty, white holiday homes situated on one side of a bay. I stayed in a nice pension (bed and breakfast) with balcony views overlooking the sea. The small village now contains many…
Days 2 & 3 on our Lycian Way Group Holiday Day 2 Kabak to Bogazici via Alinca, 6 hours with lunch & photo stops Continuing on our Lycian Way Group Holiday from Alinca we walked down to the pretty Kabak beach where you can swim. It then runs up a green valley through woodland and dry streambed. The route then starts a long steady ascent of approximately 3 hours before reaching the small village of Alinca on top of the mountainside. It…