There are some special places in earth which give people opportunity to journey to their own inner world. I know one of them called Lycia Way. It is accepted as one of the world’s top 10 long-distance walking routes. Lycia is the name of the Tekke Peninsula, which is located on the Turkey’s southern coast. The mountains rise steeply from the wooded shore giving beautiful views from Mediterranean and varied walking. Lycians were independent people with high standard of living. They absorbed Greek culture, and were later conquered by the Romans. On the way, there are many ruins and historical sites that you can see.
The length of way is almost 500 km and it takes around one month by walking from start to finish. However, there are some special parts in that way of which distance varies. The ruins of 19 archaic Lycia cities by the help of signs on the road which were put by Kate, English excursionist, would be interesting for travelers. The most convenient months for walking are between April-May and September-November. The altitude may change from sea level to 2300 meters during walk.
Amazing views above the cliffs of Butterfly Valley, the 12 km long beach at Patara, spectacular scenes over the coast from above Kas and Kalkan, the Church of the Angel Gabriel in the hills above Myra, the lighthouse at Cape Gelidonia are waiting for people. Also people feel the friendliness of the villagers and they walk in deep forests, by white rocks and side to blue Mediterranean.
This is such a way that people feel free from their sins during walk. It is difficult to meet anyone during 2 days in some part of way. You can feel calmness, life and nature in sounds of crickets, trees, and wind. Sometimes we see suggestions on magazines, newspapers or travel books about some places that we definitely should go before dying. I believe in Lycia Way is one of them.
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