Olympos, Turkey

Travel Blogs from Olympos (130)

Treehouses, Olympos, Turkey travel blog
Treehouses
Oct 26, 2005

... . 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 ...

A travel blog entry by kimandmartin
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Olympos, Olympos, Turkey travel blog
Olympos
Jun 9, 2008

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A travel blog entry by lraleigh
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Club 'Med'
May 30, 2006

... definitely spent more time here! Making our way southeast, we stopped to check out 'Chimaera' at the city of Olympos. According to Greek mythology, the Lycian hero Bellapheron and his winged horse Pegasus slay the Chimaera (a fire breathing part-lion, ...

A travel blog entry by edamame
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Olympos and the flaming Chimaera, Olympos, Turkey travel blog
Olympos and the flaming Chimaera
May 5, 2006

... entrance could be used as piers, which would have made life pretty easy for both traders and travellers that visited Olympos. Sweet. Around 80 BC a pirate captain called Zeniketes conquered the town and used it along with the myriad of nameless coves ...

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Attractions in Olympos (2)

Chimaera
Chimaera

Olympos, Antalya, Turkey

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A series of flames that spurt from cracks in the rock, which are caused by the combustion of natural gas seeping out of the mountain at the ancient site of Olympos.
Olympos Ruins
Olympos Ruins

Olympos, Antalya, Turkey

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These ancient ruins, dating back to the second-century B.C., are all that remain of an important Lycian city that became abandoned in the 15th century.

Forum Discussions on Olympos (6)

Your Opinions on Turkey
Posted on Dec 2, 2007, 14:28:14
... something about that, eh? Secondly, some of the touristy places are becoming a little too touristy (e.g. Olympos, Patara, Istanbul) but this is hardly unique to Turkey, so I shouldn't complain too much. And the Gallipoli experience is very moving, ...
Chimaera
Posted on Mar 11, 2009, 08:59:07
It's also near Olympos which is backpacker central. I was looking for flights there last night
ANZAC Party Cruises - Turkey 2007 - Olympos Yachting
Posted on Jan 22, 2007, 12:48:21
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End of summer party bluecruise to fethiye!!!
Posted on Oct 3, 2009, 07:01:10
... fishing lines, all food (3 x breakfast, 4 x lunch, 3 x dinner), bus transfer from Kale Harbour to Olympos, one nights accommodation at Turkemen Treehouses in Olympos with complamentary beer on arrival Excluding All drinks, entrance fees (archaeological ...