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The Lycian
Way, Turkey's first long distance footpath,
covers 500 km of marked trails around
dramatic coastline and mountain terrain,
using a network of ancient roads, shepherd's
paths and forest tracks. The climate
is ideal for walking except during high
summer. While
you are walking on antique Lycian
paths, you will stroll through unspoiled
ancient city ruins, temples, and characteristic
local villages. Lycia has over 70
ancient sites with sunken ports and
hilltop forts and castles.
The region of
Kas provides countless opportunities
for outdoor activities. Trekking and
hiking are among the most popular.
Walking on easy paths, passing through
dramatically rich Mediterranean maquis
or coastal vegetation, viewing snowy
hills, hidden canyons, green valleys
and cool water springs, watching an
amazing variety of fossils, birds
(birds of prey, partridges, song birds,
and seasonal shore birds), plants
(sage, thyme, bulb flowers, endemic
plants such as Mediterranean orchids)
and other wilderness, are certainly
a good option for those who do not
want to spend their vacation lying
on the beach.
Mountainous
land on the western fringes of the
Toros Mountain Range and the melting
snow from the Akdaglar (White Mountains)
and Beydaglar (Bey Mountains) create
narrow gorges and canyons that provide
water and alluvial soil to the rich
fertile plains of the Xanthos Valley,
Demre and Finike. |