Above_Kabak1.jpg
steep cliffs above the narrow path
that contours around the inlet
Above_Kabak2.jpg
view down to the cove from
the path after it crosses
the bottom of the valley
Above_Kalkan.jpg
looking down to the yayla road
out of Kalkan - there is a domed
cistern near the center
Above_Pydnai.jpg
Pydnai below, Patara at the end of
the beach and greenhouse country
to the right
Akbel.jpg
looking back to Akbel
Alinga.jpg
looking down to the first of seven "noses"
"wicked nose", from Bayram's restaurant
Antiphellos1.jpg
one of many lycian tombs carved
into the rock face above Kas
Antiphellos2.jpg
modern day Kas is on the site of
ancient Antiphellos
Antiphellos3.jpg
the Hellenistic theatre is still
used and was being renovated
Antiphellos4.jpg
a typical Lycian sarcophagus
in the center of Kas
BabaDagi.jpg
"father mountain" seen from near
the start of the trail at Ovacik
Bel.jpg
the new, colourful mosque
at the top of the pass
Beyond_Akbel.jpg
the pass drops down to greenhouse
country on the left of the village
and Kalkan on the right
Beyond_Alinga.jpg
Bayram's restaurant is perched on the
ridge, near the right edge of the picture
Beyond_Cavadir.jpg
looking back over Xanthos to Pydnai,
the full horror of greenhouse country
Beyond_Faralya.jpg
heading for the Kabak area
on a bulldozed track
Beyond_Gey.jpg
dropping down to the inlet after Gey
and before the climb up to Bel
Beyond_Saribelen1.jpg
high above Saribelen, looking down to Kalkan,
just visble to the right
Beyond_Saribelen2.jpg
approaching the cultivated fields
high above Saribelen, at Sidek
Bezirgan1.jpg
the approach to Bezirgan
over the pass above Kalkan
Bezirgan2.jpg
start of the climb out of
the Bezirgan ova
Cukurbag1.jpg
from Phellos 800m up, Cukurbag below left
and Meis / Kastelorizo a mile or so off
the mainland
Cukurbag2.jpg
another shot of Cururbag from Phellos,
at the edge of the Felen ova
Delikkemer1.jpg
an astounding piece of Roman civil
engineering; a siphonic system to
pipe water across a valley
Delikkemer2.jpg
view of the spigot and socket of
the stone blocks; about a thousand
made up the working siphon
Delikkemer3.jpg
the wall supporting the siphon; the
opening to the right is about 9 feet high
FaralyaBeach.jpg
Faralya village is high above
the two Washingtonia palms
FaralyaValley1.jpg
George House in the Village is
just behind the ridge on the
right of the valley;
a couple can be seen near
the bottom of the path
FaralyaValley2.jpg
further to the back of the valley
FaralyaValley3.jpg
and further back still
FaralyaValley4.jpg
this warning at the very back by
the waterfall - the official route
up is dodgy enough!
FaralyaVillage.jpg
Faralya as seen from the descent from Kirme
Gavuragli.jpg
one of the "noses" seen from the
rich returnee's fortified pad
Inpinar.jpg
the bridge at Inpinar; the still
in use aqueduct is just to the left
KabakBeach.jpg
from the approach from Faralya
looking down to the beach
Kabak.jpg
and to the village from the same spot
Kalkan.jpg
approaching Kalkan on the
"path" east of Delikkemer
Karabak.jpg
part of the village just visible
below the bend in the track;
Baba Dagi behind
Kas.jpg
Kas from the edge of the Felen
plateau; Meis / Kastelorizo behind
Kirme.jpg
looking back at the village
Baba Dagi looms behind
Letoon1.jpg
Letoon was sacred to Leto
and her twins (Apollo & Artemis)
Letoon2.jpg
Letoon3.jpg
Meis_from_Felen.jpg
from the same spot as the view
down to Kas - Kastelorizo is the
most easterly of the Dodecanese
Meis_from_hotel.jpg
Kastelorizo viewed from the roof
of the Caretta pansiyon
OluDeniz.jpg
the lagoon, beach & swimming
pools of the notorious tourist
trap
Patara1.jpg
a ruin on the hill above
the main part of the city
Patara2.jpg
looking down on Patara from
the hills to the east
Patara3.jpg
Patara beach reaches back to
Pydnai; greenhouse country starts
to the right in the distance
Path_to_Phellos1.jpg
these taken along the high level
path inland from Gokceoren
Path_to_Phellos2.jpg
for most of the way it was shaded with
high scrub, but with occasional breaks
giving panoramic inland views
Path_to_Phellos3.jpg
along here I saw wild ponies and boar!
Phellos1.jpg
the ancient city on an 800m high ridge
no entrance fee!
Phellos2.jpg
Pydnai_bridge.jpg
the rickety bridge that crosses
the Esen river at the edge of
greenhouse country
Pydnai_fort1.jpg
the fortress at Pydnai seen from the
ridge beyond Gavuragili
Pydnai_fort2.jpg
inside the fortress
Sancakli.jpg
the Ottoman cistern between
Alinga & Gey
Saribelen.jpg
looking back to Saribelen;
Bezirgan is at the foot of
the background ridge
Xanthos1.jpg
Xanthos was an important Lycian
city; it's finest remains were
stolen by the British Museum
Xanthos2.jpg
Xanthos_aqueduct1.jpg
the path beyond Cavdir follows
the remains of the Xanthos water
supply system for several miles
Xanthos_aqueduct2.jpg
beyond Caykoy, the aqueduct is still
in use - by humans and frogs!
YaliBurun1.jpg
the pass above Patara, looking
towards the Kalkan bay
YaliBurun2.jpg
YaliBurun3.jpg
one of the islets in the Kalkan
bay seen from the penisula
east of Patara