March with children from the village of Tekirova to the ruins of the ancient city of Phaselis
We rested at the beginning of October at the Fun & Sun Club Saphire 5 * hotel (review here), which is located in the village of Tekirova, 17 km from the city of Kemer
Our vacation was planned for a seal, but I knew that at some point my husband would say that he was bored, and the children would demand adventure. In search of something simple and not expensive, I came across a walking route from Tekirova to Phaselis. I will not reprint historical references. Phaselis is a very picturesque ancient ruins, the inspection of which quite diversifies a lazy beach holiday. Yes, and just admire the natural beauty does not hurt. I'll tell you a little and show what we saw. Maybe someone will come in handy. Or maybe someone has already read my story "Kotor. Ascent to the fortress of St. John by a roundabout paths" ? So here it is - in a roundabout way and for free : ))
It is difficult to say how long this path will take in time, someone is running, someone is stopping every five meters (this is us). In terms of distance, we got a round trip of 9 km. The road is not difficult, quite within the power of children from the age of five. Recommendations are standard: comfortable shoes, plenty of water, you can have a snack (we have this as a mandatory item, what an adventure without a picnic).
We use the MAPS app for our trips, big and small. ME. This is not advertising, it's just really convenient, the Internet is not required, he speaks Russian, and even without verbal prompts everything is quite clear.
The road starts at the back of the Rixos Tekirova hotel, behind the water park.
Further along the border of farmland and forest.
Then along the river, through the campsite, go over the bridge
And here you can see all sorts of unusual things
What this tent is for is not clear, but the acoustics inside are wonderful. There is nothing around, there is another frame nearby.
I won't think of it, but it looks like a place where some hippies meet.
The place is not completely deserted. Here and there in the thickets there are tents, and sometimes you can see couples of different ages having fun on the beach. What is most unpleasant, the forest nearby is heavily littered.
Well, our restless jumper will always find something to do : )
Being upstairs, the child shouted: "Money, mom, there's money! ". And indeed, he brought two lira coins. It was not possible to persuade them to leave them in place, the money, albeit "foreign", is an accumulation for the future. Well, okay, let's hope that the person who hid the coins there made a good wish, and their disappearance will help this wish come true))
Bypassing the bay along the beach, then the path leads uphill, from the top of which you can enjoy the most picturesque views
It is impossible to get lost, the path is clearly visible, sometimes there are red and white marks indicating hiking trails.
Well, once again I listened to everything about my savage nature, which definitely needs to climb somewhere, and preferably higher and more abruptly : ))
Gradually, both bays are filled with a "pirate" fleet. These are sightseeing boats from which popular Russian songs were heard. "Foreign" was not heard, maybe they were very quiet : ))
After a short toy fight with the pirates (of course, we won), we began to descend to the next beach.
This is already the border of the Olympos-Beydaglari National Park, a favorite vacation spot for local residents. We observed large families nestled in the shade of the pines. I don’t know if it’s allowed, but a lot of people fried meat, sausages. My men were jealous : ))
Yes, and here's an interesting feature: the previous beach was pebbly, and this one is sandy. Perhaps that is why there are more beachgoers here, after all.
Well, here we come to the ruins.
There is a booth not far from the entrance, a piece of paper is pasted on it, stating that the entrance costs 20 lira. But for some reason no one paid, and we did not. Nobody checked. Small boats brought tourists from these "pirate" ships, and they went to the city in a friendly crowd. And we are not a crowd : ))
We walked and galloped through the ruins.
We reached the aqueduct.
There is the only stall with drinks and snacks where the children were rewarded with ice cream. And on the way back along the same paths...
Having reached the mountain (on the top photo at the end of the beach, not a mountain, but a hill, of course), our team split up. Dad categorically refused to climb up. A smart one will not go uphill, a smart one will bypass the mountain)) And after all, he went around the same. He walked along the cliff across the sea. I will not recommend this path, because I did not go through it myself. According to my husband, if you have rubber slippers that are used on pebble beaches, everything is passable. With children, of course, it is better not to do this. In the end, dad overtook us. There he is down there, and we are just going down
That's all. . . I recommend such a walk if the village of Tekirova has become your place of deployment. The walk is not difficult, very pleasant, because the path mostly passes in the shade of pine trees.
I know there is the Lycian Way and on the other side of Phaselis from the village of Chemyuva, but we haven't gone there yet, maybe next time : ))
P. S. And for families with children (and not only) I highly recommend another non-tiring trip - it's climbing Mount Tahtali in a "bus on a string", as my children called this event. You can read about it here
