 |
|
        |
ANTALYA
- FINIKE - TURKEY MYRA Famous for its almost perfectly preserved Roman theatre and tombs hewn out of the rock face in tiers below the ancient acropolis. The Church of St. Nicholas, dedicated to the bishop of the city. Nicolas and Myra are worth visiting. OLYMPUS The pirate stronghold of the ZENÜKETES. Amidst the trees and dense vegetation, one can discover the remains of ancient buildings, tombs and numerous inscriptions. Olympus was also famous for its letter oracles which are 24 lines of advice, each of which is preceded by a different letter of the alphabet; a device which permitted enquirers to consult the spirits of their ancestors. CHIMAERA Near PORTO GENOVESE, you can be transported up into the mountains to a point from where a walk of some forty minutes up a clearly marked path brings you forty minutes up a clearly marked path brings you to the site oa what ancient mariners believed to be a fire-breathing beast, The CHIMAERA. There, you can still see a flickering flame produced by methane gas rather than the CHIMAERA. PHASELIS Phaselis is where Alexander received a golden crown and spent his first winter in Anotalia. A walk through the triumphal archway built for HADRIAN when he visited the city in 129 AD leads along an exellently preserved street. The street joins the cityÕs three harbours to an agora where the statue bases of the notables of Phaselis remind us of the cityÕs wealth and importance. |