ANTALYA TO DEMRE :  CONTENTS (to return to the main page, click here)

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Preface 5

Turkey in facts and figures 10

Introduction 12
When to go 12
Getting to Antalya 12
  By air 12
  By car, train 13
Getting around the Antalya region 14
  By car or motorcycle 14
  By bus 16
  By Fez Bus 17
  By dolmus, taxi, train, ferry, bicycle, hitchhiking 18
  By chartered boat, organised tour; 'Blue cruises' 19
Walking 20
Accommodation 23
Food and drink 26
Practicalities A-Z 33
Ancient sites - the most important terms, Beaches,
Books for background reading, Chemists 33
Children, Climate and weather, Consulate/embassies,
Crime 34
Currency 35
Dress, Electricity, Festivals and holidays 36
Flora and fauna 37
Gays and lesbians, Import and export regulations 38
Information about Turkey, Inoculations, Internet access,
Invitations 39
Islam 40
Maps (large-scale), Medical care, Music and belly dance 44
Newspapers and magazines, Opening times, Police,
Post offices, Prices 46
Shopping and bargaining 47
Sites and museums 48
Sport and leisure 49
Telephone 50
Time, Toilets 51
Travel documents, Turkish 52
Women 55

History 56

1 antalya 63
  Town plan 66-67
  Plan of old town 69
 
2 EXCURSIONS EAST OF ANTALYA 82
Duden Waterfalls 82
Kursunlu Waterfalls 82
Walk 1:  Kursunlu Waterfalls 84
Perge (with site plan) 86
Sillyon 89
Aspendos (with site plan) 90
Zeytintasi Cave, Belek 92
Walk 2:  Aspendos · Belkis · Serik 93
Koprulu Canyon, Alarahan 96
Walk 3:  Koprulu Canyon 97
Walk 4:  Alarahan · Alara Castle · Alarahan 100

3 EXCURSIONS WEST OF ANTALYA 103
Beldibi Cave 103
Karain Cave 103
Saklkent 104
Guver Canyon 104
Walk 5:  Guver Canyon 105
Termessos (with site plan) 107
Walk 6:  Termessos via the ancient trail 114

4 KEMER AND SURROUNDINGS 119
  Town plan 121
Walk 7: Kemer · fire-watch station · Camyuva 125
Walk 8: Goynuk's old trail 127
Walk 9:  Goynuk · Saricinar Cayi · Goynuk 131

5 OLYMPOS NATIONAL PARK 134
Kesme Valley to Ovacik 134
Walk 10: Sapandere from the Kesme Valley 136
Phaselis (with site plan) 140
Walk 11: Camyuva · Phaselis · Camyuva 142
Walk 12:  Ascent of Tahtali Dagi (Mount Olympos) 145
Beycik 148
Ulupinar 149
Cirali 149
Walk 13: Olympos · Cirali · Yanartas  · Ulupinar · Olympos 152
Olympos (with site plan) 156
Walk 14: Olympos - Musa Dagi (lost city) loop 158
Cavuskoy 163
Adrasan Bay 163
Karaoz 165
Kumluca 165

6 FINIKE AND INLAND 166
Inland from Finike 168
Limyra (with site plan) 168
Arykanda (with site plan) 171
Elmali 172

7 DEMRE (KALE) 174
Kekova and Simena 178
Walk 15: From Ucagiz to Simena 180

Index 183
Fold-out area map inside back cover