Olympos Travel Guide

Olympos

Approximately 28 km from Kemer. Olympos, an ancient Lycian city, is located at a distance of 5-10 minutes walking distance from the famous Cirali holiday resort in the west, and is one of the most important holiday and historical places that should be seen in Antalya Kemer with its magnificent natural beauties, history and beaches. Olympos, which is an ancient city established on both sides of the Akçay valley, is located in the Hellenistic period and is one of the largest cities in the Lycian region and is named after Mount Tahtalı at 2375 meters high. Olympos (Olympos) is the common name of mountain peaks in Anatolia and Aegean. BC In the 1st century BC Phaselis and the city of Pirates under the control of the pirate attacks and the poor, the city was recovered and recovered during the Roman period. The city, enriched in Roman times, It was used by the Genoese and Venetian pirates after the 3rd century and was abandoned in the 15th century during the Ottoman period. Places to Visit and See in Olympos - What to do in Olympos? The ancient city of Olympos has two entrances, one by the sea and the other by land. 3.5 km from Çıralı. You will see the Acropolis and a monumental tomb on a hill rising on a steep slope on the right, when you begin to visit the ancient city of Olympos, where the beach is at the end, by the sea, the south entrance. It is possible to see many historical remains in the wet area of Olympos, which is flooded by each other. For those arriving by the sea there is a creek bed on the left side and there is a historical bridge from ancient times on the creek. On the opposite side of the building is a basilica belonging to Byzantine. When you follow the road, you will arrive at the other entrance gate of Olympos ruins. If you come back from here again and follow the path, you will be faced with a Roman temple. Here you will see the sculpture kaidisi. The left side of the path is covered with water. The trail enters the ancient waterway after a while, where the monumental grave and two rock tombs will be disappeared at the end of the waterway. At the end of the journey, you come to the Acropolis, where we started again. Since the acropolis is a hilly area, we recommend you to come out here and enjoy the spectacular scenery. The beach of Olympos is also very beautiful. The short beach is full of holidaymakers who lie on the beach all day long and sunbathe and float. Çiralı, a holiday resort right next to Olympos, is worth seeing with natural beauties, orange gardens and a 3.5 km beach. Also Yanartas, famous for its fire burning with the gases between the rocks, located at 230 m altitude next to Olympos, is worth seeing and sightseeing. Here the gas burning between the rocks is associated with a fire-breathing entity in the antique age. It is possible to climb Yanartaş from Cirali by a half-hour nature walk.