Patara, Turkey Travel Blogs

We went to Patara and met Zeus
Nov 20, 2008 (28 photos)

... the persistent rain, to see what the town had to offer.  Patara is  about 3 KM from the only white sand beach in Turkey adroitly named Patara Beach.  We asked Aidin, which way to head.  He gestured left and so we headed out up the road with our umbrellas ...

Alone in Patara
Apr 3, 2009 (18 photos)

We pulled up into the bus station and the driver announces we have arrived.   What we can't even see the water???  In a split second we are touted by a local guesthouse owner who convinces us to stay in his place for the night.  We wait for ...

Patara: Three for History
Jun 9, 2009 (12 photos)

... I had to try and figure the place out while climbing over and through those bushes. The three main historical associations with Patara are: 1) that it was the main site for the Lycian League. The Lycian League is the first known democratic union in history ...

another archeological mixx
May 19, 2005

patara is a place like olympos, there is an archeological park and in a little forest you can find sign of different civilization. The beach is wonderful!!!!!

Another Stay in Patara at the Eucalyptus Pension
Feb 23, 2009

Patara is my favorite place to go to unwind and lounge around.  The beach is an easy walk through old olive groves and over sand dunes.  It gets hot in the summer, but glorious at the beach.  I stayed at the Eucalyptus Pension, www. ...

A beach that is 20km long??
Sep 16, 2007

Yes the beach is really 20km long and is surrounded  by old ruins that date back to 4th century and this is also the birthplace of St.Nicholas (yep Santa)....The sun is shining and the mediterranean is quite a nice place to refresh!! As luck would ...

Hot! Hot! Hot!
Sep 18, 2009 (5 photos)

(Englısh follows)  Oui, ıl faıt tres chaud depuıs 4-5 jours (36 centıgrades) et le soleıl est mordant.  Maıs ça en vaut la peıne. Chaque jour apporte des paysages ıncroyables et du monde accueı ...

Tag 6: Myra, Andriake, Kas und Patara
May 5, 2009 (19 photos)

... sympathischen Restaurants, wo man sicher gut übernachten könnte, aber uns zieht es noch eins weiter, ins nahe Dorf Patara. Der Abendspaziergang dort, am endlosen einsamen Sandstrand, der Sonnenuntergang am wunderbaren  Amphitheater und das Spiel der ...