{"id":7074,"date":"2016-11-24T23:57:23","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T06:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=7074"},"modified":"2016-11-24T23:57:23","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T06:57:23","slug":"touring-turkey-part-6-xanthos-kas-and-kekova","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/24\/touring-turkey-part-6-xanthos-kas-and-kekova\/","title":{"rendered":"Touring Turkey &#8212; part 6 &#8212; Xanthos, Ka\u015f And Kekova"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing with our tour, we left Fethiye heading towards the city of Ka\u015f. 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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7059\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0001-Roman-Ruins-Xanthos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7059\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7059\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0001-Roman-Ruins-Xanthos.jpg\" alt=\"1814-0001-Roman-Ruins-Xanthos\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0001-Roman-Ruins-Xanthos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0001-Roman-Ruins-Xanthos-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roman Ruins, Xanthos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the image below, we see a sarcophagus. These were used as burial chambers by the more wealthy residents of the city.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7077\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0007-Sarcophagus-Xanthos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7077\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7077\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0007-Sarcophagus-Xanthos.jpg\" alt=\"1814-0007-Sarcophagus-Xanthos\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarchophagus, Xanthos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7061\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0015-Mosaic-Tile-Floor-Xanthos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7061\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7061\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0015-Mosaic-Tile-Floor-Xanthos.jpg\" alt=\"1814-0015-Mosaic-Tile-Floor-Xanthos\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mosaic Tile Floor, Xanthos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here is the usual Roman Theater that we encountered in many of the ancient sites.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7078\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0018-Theater-And-Sarcophagus-Xanthos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7078\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7078\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0018-Theater-And-Sarcophagus-Xanthos.jpg\" alt=\"1814-0018-Theater-And-Sarcophagus-Xanthos\" width=\"800\" height=\"524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0018-Theater-And-Sarcophagus-Xanthos.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1814-0018-Theater-And-Sarcophagus-Xanthos-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Theater And Sarcophagus, Xanthos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We made our way to Ka\u015f, 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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7063\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1815-0003-Sunset-At-Antiphellos-Theater-Kas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7063\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7063\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1815-0003-Sunset-At-Antiphellos-Theater-Kas.jpg\" alt=\"1815-0003-Sunset-At-Antiphellos-Theater-Kas\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1815-0003-Sunset-At-Antiphellos-Theater-Kas.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1815-0003-Sunset-At-Antiphellos-Theater-Kas-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset At Antiphellos Theater, Kas<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The following day was a boat trip among the Mediterranean islands. We headed out of Ka\u015f, 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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7064\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0003-View-Over-Kas-And-Island-Of-Meis.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7064\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7064\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0003-View-Over-Kas-And-Island-Of-Meis.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0003-View-Over-Kas-And-Island-Of-Meis\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0003-View-Over-Kas-And-Island-Of-Meis.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0003-View-Over-Kas-And-Island-Of-Meis-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View Over Kas And Island Of Meis<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We arrived at Kekova, a few miles east of Ka\u015f, where we boarded a family owned boat &#8220;Gizemha&#8221;. 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, &#8220;Semet&#8221; was busy doing some crochet.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7065\" style=\"width: 543px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0018-Semet-Busy-With-Crochet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7065\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7065\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0018-Semet-Busy-With-Crochet.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0018-Semet-Busy-With-Crochet\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7065\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Semet, Busy With Crochet<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is the fish that she crocheted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7066\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0026-Crocheted-Fish.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7066\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7066\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0026-Crocheted-Fish.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0026-Crocheted-Fish\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0026-Crocheted-Fish.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0026-Crocheted-Fish-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crocheted Fish<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7067\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0032-Swimming-In-The-Meditarranean.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7067\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7067\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0032-Swimming-In-The-Meditarranean.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0032-Swimming-In-The-Meditarranean\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0032-Swimming-In-The-Meditarranean.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0032-Swimming-In-The-Meditarranean-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swimming In The Mediterranean<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7068\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0047-Sunken-City-Kekova.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7068\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7068\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0047-Sunken-City-Kekova.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0047-Sunken-City-Kekova\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0047-Sunken-City-Kekova.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0047-Sunken-City-Kekova-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunken City, Kekova<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Heading back towards Kekova, we stopped a this small village of Kalek\u00f6y, where we visited a local craft market.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7069\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0080-Village-Of-Kalekoy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7069\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7069\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0080-Village-Of-Kalekoy.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0080-Village-Of-Kalekoy\" width=\"800\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0080-Village-Of-Kalekoy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0080-Village-Of-Kalekoy-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Village Of Kalekoy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There was a turtle swimming tin the sea that I captured in the image below.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7070\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0089-Turtle-Kalekoy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7070\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7070\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0089-Turtle-Kalekoy.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0089-Turtle-Kalekoy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0089-Turtle-Kalekoy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0089-Turtle-Kalekoy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7070\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Turtle, Kalekoy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As we made our way to the craft market, I found this display of &#8220;Evil Eyes&#8221;. These eyes are supposed to ward off evil and may be found throughout Turkey.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7071\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0102-Evil-Eyes-Kalekoy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7071\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7071\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0102-Evil-Eyes-Kalekoy.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0102-Evil-Eyes-Kalekoy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0102-Evil-Eyes-Kalekoy.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0102-Evil-Eyes-Kalekoy-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evil Eyes, Kalekoy<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Arriving back at Kekova, I made this image of our boat&#8217;s captain.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7072\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0118-Our-Boats-Captain.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7072\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7072\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0118-Our-Boats-Captain.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0118-Our-Boats-Captain\" width=\"800\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0118-Our-Boats-Captain.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0118-Our-Boats-Captain-768x584.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7072\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Boat&#8217;s Captain<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And his wife, Semet, as we departed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7073\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0120-Semet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7073\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7073\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0120-Semet.jpg\" alt=\"1816-0120-Semet\" width=\"800\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0120-Semet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/1816-0120-Semet-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Semet<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our tour group enjoyed this day, taking a break from visiting ancient ruins.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continuing with our tour, we left Fethiye heading towards the city of Ka\u015f. 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. 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