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Eastern Mediterranean
Includes Why Go? Alanya ...... 384 This is Turkey’s non-airbrushed slice of Mediterranean Anamur ...... 388 coastline. A handful of distinctly local-style beach resorts lie between the industrial port cities. Crumbling ruins sit Taşucu...... 390 among acres of intensely farmed countryside with nary a Silifke...... 391 tourist in sight. In the ancient towns of Tarsus and Antakya, Kızkalesi...... 393 atmospheric old-town fragments cling on amid the modern Mersin (İçel). . . . .398 hubbub. Tarsus...... 399 Southern Hatay Province’s fascinating melding of reli- gions, languages and foods is reason enough for many to lin- Adana...... 400 ger. For others, the wealth of important early Christian sites Antakya (Hatay). . . 405 is the eastern Med’s ace up its sleeve. The area’s historical riches encompass a dizzying timeline of kings and conquer- ors that stretches from Karatepe’s late-Hittite remnants, through Roman Anemurium, to the clifftop castles of once- Best Places to Eat mighty Cilicia. The stretch of the Mediterranean that most people miss is full of surprises for those that make the trip. ¨¨Hatay Sultan Sofrası (p408) ¨¨Deniz Kizi (p391) ¨¨Öz Asmaaltı (p402) When to Go ¨¨Çağlayan Restaurant Antakya (p408) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall Inches/mm 40/104 5/125
30/86 4/100 20/68 Best Places 3/75 10/50 to Sleep 2/50 0/32 ¨ ¨Hotel Bosnalı (p402) 1/25 -10/14 ¨¨Centauera (p385) -20/-4 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨¨Liwan Hotel (p406) ¨ ¨Hotel Esya (p389) Apr & May Munch Jul & Aug Ther- Oct Autumn is on Anamur’s mometers shoot ideal for exploring bananas and sky-high and Turk- Antakya’s old town strawberries ish families hit in between cafe during the spring Kızkalesi beach. stops for syrupy harvest glut. künefe.
then test out your vertigo. your out test then mosaics. remnants of an ancient city, city, ancient an of remnants amid stone reliefs and statuary. and reliefs stone amid
massive Chasm of Heaven and and Heaven of Chasm massive some of the world’s finest finest world’s the of some
Exploring the beautiful, lonely lonely beautiful, the Exploring earning about Hittite history history Hittite about earning Eastern MediterraneL an Eastern Mediterranean Highlights 383
Anemurium Karatepe (p388) (p388) (p404) (p404) (p395) Descending into the the into Descending (p395) artistry while surrounded by by surrounded while artistry old town centre. town old 3 6
Caves of Heaven & Hell & Heaven of Caves
4 island castle. island Byzantine and Roman at of bygone days in the compact compact the in days bygone of feet. your by swim
your only company. only your Museum Swimming to this perfect perfect this to Swimming Marvelling (p405) up the ramshackle atmosphere atmosphere ramshackle the up turtles while fish grilled freshly
with grazing cows and sheep sheep and cows grazing with Kızkalesi Castle Kızkalesi Archaeology Hatay Tarsus Narlıkuyu (p393) (p393) (p399) Soaking Soaking (p399) Eating (p395) 2 1 7 5
Mediterranean Highlights Mediterranean Eastern
(25km)
Girne (Cyprus) Girne
30 miles 30 0
50 km 50 0
(AKDENÎZ)
Yayladaÿî SYRIA
MEDITERRANEAN SEA MEDITERRANEAN
Kîšlak
Samandaÿ
Anamur
(Daphne)
Bozyazî Anemurium
Çevlik
Harbiye
Ovacîk
D400
E24
(Hatay)
Dana Adasî Dana
Çubukkoyaÿî Aydîncîk
Hîdîrbey
Antakya
Tašucu
Reyhanlî
33-59 Göksu Delta Göksu Gazipaša
Serinyol
Gülnar 33-58 Olukbašî
Silifke
Demirtaš
Arsuz E91 Narlîkuyu
Canyon
Heaven & Hell & Heaven
Kîrîkhan Kîzkalesi
Sapadere
Caves of Caves
D400
D715 Kanlîdivane
Îskenderun
Karataš
Erdemli Alanya
(65km)
Dim Cave Dim
Uzuncaburç
Mut Körfezi Tuzla
Gölü Antalya
Elvanlî
Ermenek Göktepe
Îskenderun
Akyatan
Încekum (Îçel) Kîrobasî
(Yakacîk)
Mersin
Nehri
Payas
Alarahan
Köprülü
Kazanlî
Monastery Güzeloluk
Dörtyol
Alahan
Doÿankent
Kuzucubelen
400-18
D51
Göksu
Yenice Tarsus
Taškent Bucakkîšla Güzelsu
E90
Ceyhan Osmaniye
Yîlankale
Adana
Akseki
Hadîm
Toprakkale
Castabala D815
(Anavarza) Hierapolîs-
Anazarbus Karaman
Çatalan Karatepe
Ayšehoca
Seyhan Nehri Seyhan
D695
D817
Milli Parkî Milli
Kîlbasan
Castle
uyu Ayrancî Karatepe Aslantaš Karatepe
Kozan
îrs
Pozantî
Dam
Kozan ak (50km)
Ç Konya Aslantaš Çiftehan Ereÿli