turquoise sailing

ÖLÜDENIZ & KEKOVA ROUTE

. KAS - ANTIPHELLOS 15 miles from Kalkan, Kas is another sheltered harbour where you can stay overnight. Kas has also became a popular touristic centre with its historical and natural ambiance, small hotels and bars. The modern town of Kas has many remains from the Lycian period when the town was named Antiphellos. The rock-cut tombs on the slopes of the surrounding hills date to the 4th century BC. On a rise between the sea and the hill which was probably the acropolis of Antiphellos, you can see a rock tomb decorated with a Doric style façade and dancing female figures inside. To the west of the modern town following the road to Çukurbag Peninsula, the ancient theatre of Antiphellos appears. The Cavea of the theatre was made with 26 seating rows for a 4.000 people capacity. This faces Meis (Kastellerizon) Greek Island 5 miles away. 

Among thousands of sarcophagi in the whole Lycia, one is used as the modern symbol of Kas town. It stands at the upper end of Uzun Çarsi Street 5 min. walking distance from your boat in the harbour, and its excellent preservation and elegant form is impressive.

The Hyposorium of the sarcophagus has Lycian inscriptions, which explains the importance of the person who was buried there and the rules on how to protect this monumental tomb.

APERLAE Aperlae is located on the Sicak Peninsula, near the Sicak Quay. Before reaching Kekova here you will find an interesting Lycian city worth seeing. The city walls begin at the shoreline and are fortified with towers at regular intervals. These walls date to Roman times. At the west end of the wall there are three gates with vaulted arches. As in other Lycian cities, outside walls the necropolis is full of sarcophagi. You can also see the ancient quay and some of the houses sunk in the water as a result of earthquakes in the 3rd and the following centuries. 

Besides a church in the northwest corner and a chapel in the southeast corner, no other clearly defined structures can be found. Outside the early wall, especially on its east side, are numerous tombs, nearly all sarcophagi with rounded crest and lid. Some of them stand between the early wall and the shore confirming that this area belongs only to the later fortified city. Today, one will find that the quay and associated structures of Aperlae are all underwater. Towards the west end a pier projected outwards...