KEMER
Kemer is a growing beach resort city with huge, gorgeous resort hotels in town and to the south. You will see the armada of ‘day tripper’ gulets leaving daily with the hotel guests. It is pleasant to watch their daily departures and arrivals from the swim platform of the marina.
Exit the marina and turn right to stroll the walking street with shops, markets and restaurants. You may want to take a stroll along the promontory to the south of the marina and visit Yoruk Park (Nomad Park) which is an outdoor ethnological exhibit. This is a good place to sample gözleme, the typical lunch food of the Turkish people and ayran, the yogurt drink which is recommended for good intestinal health and sleep.
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Other wonderful sites to see in the Kemer/Antalya area, if time permits you on another visit
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| • Olympos and the Chimaera (the eternal flame) to the further south of Phaselis |
| • Termessos, a large city built on a high mountain north of Antalya that Alexander; the Great was not able to conquer
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| • The Kaleiçi (Fortress/harbor) of Old Antalya and the Antalya museum |
| • Aspendos, originally a large Hittite city but the ruins are mostly Roman with an outstanding aqueduct system. It has the finest Greek/Roman theatre that was restored by Ataturk and is used in the summer for wonderful performances and sports. |
| • Perge, with ruins built by Greeks after the Trojan War. This city prospered under Alexander the Great and the Romans. |
| • If you haven’t visited a Turkish Bath (hamam) yet, Kemer has a typical city hamam as well as several in the various hotels. It’s a must experience in Turkey.
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