| Afterwards, we drove to the ancient town of Arycanda, 21 miles north of Finike. This town dated back to 3 AD. Located up in the mountains, logging had been one of its industries, and the cut logs were floated down the river to the port of Finike for sale to other countries. Although relatively unknown, this site had been extensively excavated over the past 39 years, mainly during the summer with the help of archeological students, making it relatively easy for us to now visualize. Being a very hot day, after a short visit we headed back down the gravel road to the nearby Turkish highway rest stop and vegetable stand located by a cool freshwater spring. Here we enjoyed refreshing water and corn-on-the-cob, popular among Turks in the summer. |
