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Strand und Chimäre von Olympos
Sight / excavation
Olympos can be reached from the sea with excursion boats or your own yacht, or from land with buses or a rental car. Turn off the Finike-Antalya coastal road at the Olympos signpost and immerse yourself in unspoilt nature.
What struck us first and most impressed us is the strength and health that the forests still radiate here. This is what the German forest must have looked like 30 years ago, except that in the northern regions there is (was) more foliage. You drive through deep green, dense forests, the serpentine road leads past trout farms and lonely houses
Olympos itself is an ancient site, which is said to have been a pirate´s nest in Byzantine times. Not visible from the sea anyway, most of the buildings are now overgrown anyway.
The Chimera, it is reported that in ancient times there was a terrible monster which the brave Bellerphon defeated. According to tradition, however, their fiery breath survived, which still beats out of the earth today - less romantically, one could also say that a methane-containing gas mixture is deposited just under the earth´s surface and, with the help of a lighter, makes small flames dance over the earth!
ADDRESS
07350 antikes Olympos
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Pictures of the Poi and surroundings
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Things to see in the area
Bellerofon Camping
The narrow campsite is only across a road from the sea open 1 January - 31 December [ click for more information ]
Dione Bar
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Ä°pek Pastanesi
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Campo Portakal
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Polizeiposten
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Sim & Ar Cafe Restaurant
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Parkplatz, auch zum Übernachten
Wide sandy bay with a wide beach is open January - December [ click for more information ]
Bull Bar
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Engin Pansyion und Camping
Very nice campground between lemon trees, very inexpensive usable January - December [ click for more information ]