The places to visit in Kaş have an atmosphere that will fascinate even those who are not interested in history. You can canoe on the sunken ancient city of Simena, and on your way to our hotel, you pass the king's tomb in Uzun Çarşı! Is there anything beyond?
As soon as you arrive in Kaş, the King's Sarcophagus and tombs in the center will attract your attention. These are only a small part of the historical richness of Kaş. Having the sun almost all year round, Kaş also served as the capital of the Lycians, known as the "Land of the Sun" in history. Many ancient buildings and ancient cities in Kaş have been included in the World Heritage List by UNESCO. Antiphellos, Patara, Xanthos, Phellos, Isinda, Pirha, Nisa, Apollonia, Kekova are just a few of them.
Many names have been given to Kaş over time; Habesos, Antiphellos, Andifli are just a few of them. According to rumors, Kaş gets its current name from the shape of the region's beaches. Right in the middle of the crescent-shaped beaches, they named Kaş because of the eye-shaped Meis Island (Kastellórizo).
ANTIPHELLOS ANTIQUE THEATER
These Lycians really know their job. Do all the works they make have a beautiful view?! There are not many structures that have survived from Antiphellos to the present day. Outside the Antiphellos Antique Theatre. When you enter the theater, it has an atmosphere that isolates you from your surroundings. When you go up to the top seating area, it is a pleasure to set the sun in the view of Kaş and Meis Island. The one who grabs his beer towards the sunset comes here anyway. Antiphellos Antique Theater is 17 km from our hotel.
UZUN BAZAAR AND THE KING'S TOMB
The center of Kaş, which you can think of as a more decent bazaar than Bodrum bazaar, a little more shabby than Alaçatı, sells jewellery, handmade products and design and souvenirs. its streets full of shops, boutiques and small cafes, with wooden houses with cobblestones and historical bay windows. Our hotel is 17 km away.
You are walking in Uzunçarşı; Colored shops, handcrafted jewellery, all kinds of souvenirs, restaurants, cafes, you come across the Sarcophagus, known as the majestic King's Tomb. It would not be a lie to say that this place, which can really be worthy of a king, is the starting point of Kaş. This work from the 4th century BC consists of a single block. An 8-line inscription under the block, a man, There is a staff and a sad looking woman motif, another female figure on the west and two lion figures on the upper part.
PATARA ANCIENT CITY The ancient city of Patara is as famous as its beach. In Patara, which was also the capital city of the Lycian League, union meetings were also held in the parliament building, where we can see the ruins now. Patara, which is one of the six cities with three voting rights in the Lycian League, has always maintained its existence as an important center. Museum card is valid. It is open every day of the week from April 15 to October 2 from 08.00 to 19.00, from October 3 to April 14 from 08.00 to 17.00.
XANTHOS ANCIENT CITY
There are enough historical artifacts worth visiting in this difficult-to-going ancient city, which is about 50 kilometers from Kas. This ancient city, which is on the UNESCO world heritage list, has been destroyed many times, burned and rebuilt. We said that this is the place where the most artifacts in the region are found, so that the excavations are still continuing. Again, there is a sad story that is told here and written on the surfaces of the works. When the Xanthos people, who did not surrender and fought during the Persian occupation, realized that they would be defeated, they entered the palace with all their families and burned themselves. In the meantime, let us note with regret that many of the artifacts here were smuggled to England and exhibited in museums there. Museum card is valid. It is open every day of the week from April 15th to October 2nd from 08.30 to 18.30, and from October 3 to 14 April from 08.30 to 17.00.
SLEEPING GIANT
One of the greatest legends in Kaş, where every detail is a beauty, is the Sleeping Giant. The mountain surrounding Kaş and its hotels, resembling the silhouette of a sleeping giant, gave it this name. However, there will be love in the legend of a place with love in its name. According to the legend, one of the Olympian gods got angry with Prometheus, who was fishing, and separated them with his lover. He imprisons his lover in Meis, on the opposite island. The fisherman does not give up and goes with his boat to save his lover. Angry at this, the cruel god lovers turn them into mountains, one in Meis and the other in Kaş. It is said that since then, lovers exchanged glances and waited for the day they would meet. Even if you don't believe the legends, I tell you that you should go out on the sleeping camel and soak up the day in the magnificent view. Who knows, maybe an acquaintance from Meis will wink.
DEMRE
Home to the Myra Ancient City, St.Nicholaus (Santa Claus) Church and blue crabs, Demre is 40 minutes away from Kaş. St. Nicholas Church, which has an important place on the pilgrimage route of the Christian world, holds Santa Claus events on December 6 every year.
LYCIAN CIVILIZATIONS MUSEUM
The Lycian Civilizations Museum is a museum that we will definitely stop by if you stop by Demre while staying at our hotel in Kas. Located in the Andriake Ruins, which opened its doors in 2015 after its agora, cistern, baths, churches, and synagogues were restored, the museum was created by transforming the granarium, or granary, built in the 2nd century AD into a museum. It contains artifacts belonging to Lycian cities. AD 7. The ancient city of Andriake, which retained its functionality as a port city until the 19th century, also has an antique period merchant ship animation on the pier, which is not used today. A fiction was made showing how liquid materials such as olive oil and wine were transported on the ship at that time.
BATIKŞEHİR AND KEKOVA
One side of the boat is dark blue, one side is light. The reason for this sudden deepening was the fault line that passed right through here and buried the Lycians into history.
The Sunken City is the ruins of the ancient city of Dolkisthe, which was destroyed by earthquakes in the 2nd century, around Kekova Island, right across Kaleköy. area full of ruins. The famous shipyard bay, where boats and yachts anchor, is at the tip of this island. Apse of a Byzantine church, stairways descending to the sea, Plans of shops and houses can be seen.
KALEKÖY(SİMENA)
Since most of this region, whose ancient name was Simena in Lycian period, is closed to diving, hop on a canoe from Kaleköy and explore the treasures of the sunken city right across it by canoe. call is the best thing. Afterwards, you will see the tomb monuments of the Lycian period, which come out from the land and the sea in large and small sizes around the port of the village. Moreover, the best part is that you can swim in the sea here. On top of that, you can have a meal at the restaurants lined up on the hillside of Kaleköy. At the top, the castle with a wonderful view to the sea and a small amphitheater is the ideal spot to soak up the day.
ÜÇAĞIZ
To Kekova and Kaleköy, It is a small town where daily tour boats or boats departing from Antalya-Kaş leave, where there is a marina and tiny pensions, where you can find shabby but enjoyable raki-fish restaurants and the best of freshly burned and goat's milk ice cream.
SAKLIKENT CANYON
The canyon, which is rumored to have been formed as a result of an earthquake, is approximately 14 kilometers long and has a unique beauty. This unique beauty also draws the border between Muğla and Antalya. According to what is told here, a shepherd found the canyon years ago. He later managed to rent it from the state. There are many businesses in it. Aunts making pancakes in front of their house, which we call a business, and uncles selling walking shoes. The canyon is an adventure. Definitely take a pair of walking shoes with you, this is not a walk that can be done with slippers. Getting into the icy water and seeing the unique waterfalls and landforms around you is definitely one of the most beautiful things to do in Kaş. Especially in the deadly summer heat of Kaş!
We came with a tour in Kaş. This was one of the places we stopped by. If you wish, you can join these tours and spend 1-2 hours here. Or if you want to spend more time, you can come with your private car. There are private parking lots around.
KALKAN
Would you like to come to Kaş and not go to Kalkan? Kalkan is a town about 25 kilometers from Kaş, founded by Greek sailors 200 years ago and bearing the traces of the Lycian Civilization. Kaputaş Beach and Patara Beach, Two of the world-famous beaches within the borders of Kalkan. Another feature of this place is that the majority of the population is British. Yes, you heard right. The British who own villas in Kalkan make up almost 80% of the population. This place is quieter than Kaş. And it's shaped a little more like the British. Nightlife is more like a Kusadasi bar street. For example, there is no shabby boutique hostel culture in Kaş here.
