Olympos Ruins

... . There are hundreds - even thousands - of sites to visit and anyone who is really keen could spend months in the area. Olympos is an ancient Lycian city dating back to the 2nd century BC that was vacated when the crusades came through in the Middle ...

... I guess it's no weirder than all the photos we've been taking of locals. One of the most famous sites in Turkey is the Roman ruins at Ephesus, an old trading port dating back to 3 BC that was once the most important city in the Roman empire, with ...

... haven in modern times. Sort of true to my word that I wouldn't subject Mystery to any more ruins, it was for other reasons that I was coming here; Olympos has one of the best beaches on this long stretch of coastline and it also hosts the mystical ...

... . There were pine-clad mountains reaching up in every direction, clear gurgling streams of icy water, and although the ruins of Olympos were subtle, the setting was sublime. The only downside to the park was the throngs of tourists clogging the forest ...

... me for a week, and I couldn't wait to see her again. Plus, I'd heard a few stories about Olympos, this idyllic backpacker haven nestled amid ruins on the Mediterranean coast, and it sounded like just the escape from backpacking that I needed. It had been ...

... fast day which gave it an authentic Turkish village feel. We left Kas and headed further up the coast to Olympos and Cirali. Olympos has another National Park turtle beach and another ruined city. The site is very impressive with a mountain ...

... gone so long without interacting with many western travellers, it feels strange to be suddenly surrounded by them. The Olympos Beach is a twenty minute walk from the main road, through the now indiscernible Roman ruins alongside a cool- ...

... . We've also come to Olympos to catchup with a couple we also met in Istanbul, the lovely Ben and Helen from Sydney. Olympos is a funny little spot. It seems to be one of the last real backpacker hangouts in Turkey but has also become a big Turkish ...

A combined Barrett and Tina contribution: After Cappodochia we bussed overnight to Olympos, a tree house establishment in a beauitiful valley with forests, snow capped mountains resembling Lake Rotoiti in NZ and a coastline exactly like Kaikoura ...

... of Turkey, known for its volcanic rock. Today we are going down to the beach where there are some ruins as well, and tonight we are going up Mount Olympos and visiting a site called Chimeara, this is known for the gas leaking out of the rocks and ...

... it. Our dinners came, Jewls pasta arrived, no pesto though, just four cloves of garlic !!!!! We set off the next morning to get to Olympos. Upon arriving, we once again set our tents up and then went for a swim and walked around the old ruins, long since ...

Bailed out of Fethiye early and have arrived in Olympos which sticks out of the south coast of Turkey near um, I can't remember where. Anyway check a map. Michael and Kylie and I are still together and we stayed at the Orange treehouses which was ...

There had to be a hiccup eventually... So İ have at last arrived at Kadir's here in Olympos on the southern coast of Turkey...İve been travelling with four aussies for the past week or so...The boat trip was fantastic though we ran to a little trouble... ...

... ) and a couple of quiets after a scramble up the gorge. Yesterday was a drive day with only a short stop for lunch and a shop in Kos. We in Olympos now some more ruins and a relaxing day at the beach. Gotta fly so more latter Cy and Ants

... handle the challenges of traveling, but does not want to take crowded buses... we love this car... arrived at Mount Olympos... breathtaking... took a snake of a hill road down, down, down to the coastal town of, you guessed it... Olympos... stayed ...

... after we stopped for a cup of Turkısh tea, we hiked up to the Eternal Flames, after a day on  the beach and in the ruins. The hike up was pretty short, only about 20 minutes to get up to them. The first thing I saw were alot of flames burning out of ...

... are no hotels, just 'treehouses', where are like cabin/pensions.  hidden through the forest are the ruins of the city of Olympos, which dates from late Hellenistic and Roman times.  there are walls, churches, temples and sarcophagi mignling ...

... a day or two and have been here 4 nights and am only just managing to pry my self away now! Olympos is a valley with hostels and beach and beer and ruins ın a forest and shady cushions and backgammon, table tennis, people, fires comımg out of ...

... off. Up and adem at a very respectable hour, i jogged to the beach through the overgrown, wild fig and vine covered ruins of ancient Olympos, just as the sun was beginning to find its position in the morning sky, passing my cruise mate Alaskan Dave on ...

... ;which has many pensions, all featuring tree houses.  Olympus is on the mediterranean coast and is home to ruins and the famous Mount Olympus; it's definitely a backpackers haven.  We had booked a treehouse at the original treehouse ...