Lycian Way: Points of interest

Cultural and natural places linked to this walk in the Appy catalogue. Check each location and description to plan your visit.

• Olympos

  Ruins of a Lycian city in a valley running to the sea, one of the six main cities of the Lycian League, taken from Cilician pirates by Rome in 78 BC.

• Olympos Genoese Castle

  Ruined fortress on a hill above the beach and the ancient city, one of the strongholds Venetians, Genoese and Rhodians raised along this coast in the Middle Ages.

• Mount Omurga

  Natural landmark. Mount Omurga in Olympos, Turkey, is located alongside the Olympos ruins.

• Andriaca

  Ancient port of Myra, with large Roman granaries of Hadrian, dated 119 AD, at the harbour entrance.

• Aperlai Roman Bridge

  Roman-period bridge that still spans a ravine just west of the ancient city of Aperlai. Beyond it lies a large midden of crushed murex shells.

• Sekikara Tepesi

  Peak, in Muğla Province, Turkey, at 621 m elevation.

• Eren Tepe

  Peak, in Antalya Province, Turkey, at 523 m elevation.

• Kaputaş Beach

  Beach in Turkey. Kaputaş Beach is a small beach between Kaş and Kalkan in southwestern Turkey.

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