Our previous post was a series of photos showing different scenes from the site of the temple of Leto, Letoon. This post is another photo story but this time, all the shots are of different areas of the site of Xanthos. While Letoon was the religious centre of the Lycian Federation, Xanthos was the Lycian …
In Turkey, there are numerous sites that have been awarded UNESCO World Heritage status. And even more sitting on the tentative list. The ancient site of Letoon, paired up with the site of Xanthos, was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 1988. And it’s right in our own backyard. Well, nearly. In our previous post, …
If you read this blog a lot, you’ll know the Xanthos Valley area is one of our favourite places in Turkey, and in the past, we’ve written about both Tlos and Saklıkent Gorge. Today, we’re heading south from Saklıkent and along the Eşençay (the ancient Xanthos River) to the sites of Letoon and Xanthos. Last …
When we moved to Turkey in 2003, we were introduced to a whole new world of unfamiliar ingredients and we soon realised our new life in Fethiye would be much easier if we learned all about them. One of these ingredients was (and still is, of course) a thick, beige, emulsion-type paste that we would …
It’s Friday and it’s time for the last Fethiye photo for the month of March. A couple of weeks back, we had a photo of a view of Fethiye marina from the Karagözler – but the week before that, we were finally able to include an Ölüdeniz shot into the series. The photo is an almost …
The Lycian rock tombs in Fethiye with the tomb of Amyntas holding prime position, overlook the town and the bay below. These rock cut tombs, dating from the Lycian period , are arguably Fethiye’s most famous archaeological site. Today, the west side of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey is part of the beautiful Turquoise Coast. …
The first time we ever went to Istanbul we studied guidebooks carefully for all the must-sees; where they’re situated, what days they’re open, how much the entrance fee is. It was like a military operation because a trip to Istanbul was the fulfilment of an ambition for both of us. We wanted to make the …
Turkish tomato soup (Domates çorbası) – never ever disappoints. As a kid, tomato soup was my absolute favourite soup of all time. That was ready-made, from a tin! So when we first came to Fethiye on holiday and I realised it was also a traditional Turkish soup – well, happy days! Anyone who knows Turkey …
Do you remember last year when we went to the Üzümlü Mushroom Festival and we came across a street seller impressing the crowds by winding sticky, multi-coloured sweetness around a stick? He was doing a roaring trade and our friend told us it was Osmanlı Macunu; a traditional food from the Ottoman times. We didn’t …
We’ve been looking forward to doing this post for some time for a couple of reasons. The first reason is because of the visual effect – I’m a sucker for mixed, vivid colours. The second is because all these mixed, vivid colours spill from our friend’s shop in Kapalı Çarşısı (known as the Grand Bazaar …