Category Archives: Turkey

Deep water soloing in the center of Antalya again

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Bryan Keith

For years I’ve wanted to get good photos of the climbing traverse that I do regularly on the limestone cliffs (falez) near the Ramada Hotel in the center of Antalya.  It’s only about five minutes to get there by bicycle … Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Turkey | Tagged | 1 Comment

Güver Uçurumu Canyon descent with Fahri’ler

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Bryan Keith

Two years ago at the end of August I descended Güver Uçurumu for the first time.  It was hot and dry, and I knew I wanted to try canyoneering here when the river was running.  I don’t know that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climbing, Turkey, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

The ancient city of Lyrbe (aka Seleucia)

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Bryan Keith

Seleucia (also spelt Seleukeia), according to the Freytag and Berndt map that I have, is one of the top 10 attractions in (the province of) Antalya.  I’ve been wanting to visit for years and, well, had kind of high expectations.  On … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling, Turkey | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

The ancient city of Rhodiapolis

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Bryan Keith

At the end of my last blog we were admiring the Roman theater at Limyra.  Well, the funding for that theater came from the millionaire philanthropist Opramoas from nearby Rhodiapolis.  The ancient city of Rhodiapolis is situated on a hill above the … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling, Turkey | Tagged , | 1 Comment

The ancient city of Limyra

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Bryan Keith

While my family was visiting Antalya, I couldn’t help dragging them to a few ruined cities.  On previous trips I had already taken my parents to Termessos and Aspendos, Arıkanda and Myra.  Of course it was easy to find any … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling, Turkey | Tagged , | Leave a comment