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Cirali and Olympos

Today we left Antalya and drove the hour or so south to Adrasan, a seaside village with fields of crops and greenhouses growing vegetables. Just up the coast is Cirali and the ruined city of Olympos which we visited for a few hours before arriving here.

Olympos, a ruined Lycean, Roman, Venetian, Genoese city right on the water. These old fossils have sure been to a lot of ruins in Turkey.
Olympos is a ruined Lycean, Roman, Venetian, Genoese city right on the water. A cool running stream bisects ancient streets on both banks and we followed smaller ones into the hills to crawl over columns and doric capitals, scattered mosaic floors and these rooms pictured. They used to house sarcophagi. These old fossils have sure been to a lot of ruins in Turkey.
Temple wall, Olympos
Temple wall, Olympos.
This is probably a pier remaining from a bridge across the stream. Its location gives a good indication how close the city was to the beach. They liked the views then as well.
This is probably a pier remaining from a bridge across the stream. Its location gives a good indication how close the city was to the beach. They liked the views then as well.
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Cirali Beach

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Olympos is right on the ocean and it has been for some time a popular place for hippies and backpackers. Beats me how people can like on a bed of stones for hours though the water looked lovely. Swim for us tomorrow.
Olympos is right on the ocean and it has been for some time a popular place for hippies and backpackers. Beats me how people can lie on a bed of stones for hours though the water looked lovely. Swim for us tomorrow.
Sharon took this pano of Cirali Beach while we we sitting having coffee.
Sharon took this pano of Cirali Beach while we we sitting having coffee.

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