Night adventures in the ancient Phaselis
After walking the whole day from the parking lot on Beychik beach through the mountains along the sea through the town of Tekirova, I decided to stop for the night on the beach near the ruins of Phaselis - it was already getting dark, and the frightening screams of some animal could be heard from the forest nearby. I don't think sleeping with such sounds will be comfortable, so I packed up and went to look for a new parking lot through the ruins.
There are columns, remains of ancient buildings, baths, palaces, an amphitheater, and a square all made of white marble. It's a very impressive sight.
I walked slowly through the cape on which the city is located and had already passed half of the marina beach, when a lantern was turned on two hundred meters behind and they started shouting something into a megaphone in Turkish. Apparently, the museum security didn't notice me right away, because I was walking without a flashlight, and they heard me when I was far enough away.
Anyway, they turned on the siren, shouted something else into a megaphone, but did not catch up. And I walked briskly along the sea in the opposite direction. The trail went through the forest along the sea - there were ruins of necropolises here and there - it was not the most suitable place to camp at night. Therefore, after walking about a kilometer, I found a suitable place for a tent, sat for a couple of hours in relative silence - there was a thunderstorm and lightning flashing over Antalya in the north, and over the mountain in one of the hotels there was a disco "malinka berry", "hands up" and the like.
I slept restlessly.
I got up at dawn, packed up quickly and moved on.
It turned out that I was camped 10 meters from the ancient tombs, but I didn't see them at night. 💀
a great place for trekking (the Lycian trail passes through this ancient city) for a beach holiday, there are beaches both sandy, pebbly and rocky where the underwater world is rich in stingrays, crabs, I don't say anything about fish-there are all sorts of them there. It will also be very interesting for lovers of antiquity, in the summer of 2024, excavations, restoration and restoration are in full swing. a great place for photo shoots. A lot of locals come for picnics, but there are places for everyone. entrance/check-in is paid
A very interesting historical place.
Entrance is paid, for tourists about 1000 rubles. But it's worth it.
Necropolis, Roman baths, shopping area, amphitheater. All this is in the forest and on the seashore.
They are currently undergoing reconstruction.