Just back from a wonderful two-week holiday in the province of Antalya, in southern Turkey. We entered the country with shamefully little preparation, trusting that SNP - the Dutch company with whom we have enjoyed many self-guided hikes in the past - would smooth our way into a culture whose language is notoriously difficult for western Europeans. We weren't disappointed. Over a 10-day period their detailed route descriptions and maps (not for sale elsewhere) took us from the mountains just south of Antalya city to the coast at Karaoz.
We saw snow-peaked mountains, cedar forests, emerald-green high-mountain pastures, ancient ruins, stunning beaches and abundant flowers. We ate excellent food, met delightful people (and a very skillful kilim salesman!).These snaps, in no particular order, give something of the flavour:
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| how "We're not very hungry" turned into something else, at Gedelme |
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| the brand-new mosque from our village home at Yayla-Kuzdere |
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| above Yayla Kuzdere |
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| evening at Cirali bay |
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| dawn from above Olympus village |
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| reluctant beach bum |
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| a meadow above Yayla Kuzdere |
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| café stop at Cirali |
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| towards Mt Olympus (aka Tahtali), Cirali |
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| by Cirali beach |
I am already planning our return trip...
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