Seven Journeys to Anatolia: Episode VI

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF SAINT PAUL   Antalya, founded in 159 BC, has been continuously inhabited since its founding by Attalos II, king of Pergamum, who named the city Attaleia after himself. The Romans, Byzantines and Seljuks successively occupied the city before it came under Ottoman rule, The elegant fluted …

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Kalkan – Patara (Antalya)

KALKAN Kalkan lies on the border of the provinces of Antalya and Mugla. The town, once a typical Mediterranean fishing village with its narrow streets, whitewashed houses, and colourful flowers in pots on window sills, has been discovered by tourism. Despite construction of new hotels and restaurants, Kalkan has managed …

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