Continuing with our tour, we left Fethiye heading towards the city of Kaş. En route, we stopped at the ruins of the city of Xanthos. This was the capital of the Lycia during ancient times. As with many of the cities in Turkey, this one fell under Roman influence.
Roman Ruins, Xanthos
In the image below, we see a sarcophagus. These were used as burial chambers by the more wealthy residents of the city.
Sarchophagus, Xanthos
Archaeologists have been working on this site for many years. This exquisite mosaic tiled floor was uncovered by archaeological digs in one of the houses.
Mosaic Tile Floor, Xanthos
Here is the usual Roman Theater that we encountered in many of the ancient sites.
Theater And Sarcophagus, Xanthos
We made our way to Kaş, where we had lunch and then checked into the hotel. We were to stay here for 2 nights. During the afternoon, we swam in the hotel pool. Before dinner, we headed to the Antiphellos Theater, where we watched the sunset.
Sunset At Antiphellos Theater, Kas
The following day was a boat trip among the Mediterranean islands. We headed out of Kaş, stopping above the city. This was the view over the city, towards the Greek island of Meis. This is one of many Greek islands off the coast of Turkey.
View Over Kas And Island Of Meis
We arrived at Kekova, a few miles east of Kaş, where we boarded a family owned boat “Gizemha”. We spent much of the day stopping at several bays along the coast, swimming at each location in the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea. In this image, “Semet” was busy doing some crochet.
Semet, Busy With Crochet
This is the fish that she crocheted.
Crocheted Fish
There were several other boats cruising along the coast. Some of the other boats had many more visitors. As soon as the boat moored, they all streamed into the water like lemmings!
Swimming In The Mediterranean
Along the coast we passed by a sunken city. One of the many earthquakes that occurred in Turkey, caused the island where this city was located to sink, submerging the city. This image captures one of the ruins in this city. This is one location where swimming and scuba diving is prohibited because archaeologists have still to investigate this site.
Sunken City, Kekova
Heading back towards Kekova, we stopped a this small village of Kaleköy, where we visited a local craft market.
Village Of Kalekoy
There was a turtle swimming tin the sea that I captured in the image below.
Turtle, Kalekoy
As we made our way to the craft market, I found this display of “Evil Eyes”. These eyes are supposed to ward off evil and may be found throughout Turkey.
Evil Eyes, Kalekoy
Arriving back at Kekova, I made this image of our boat’s captain.
Our Boat’s Captain
And his wife, Semet, as we departed.
Semet
Our tour group enjoyed this day, taking a break from visiting ancient ruins.