Kaş
Kaş is a lovely, pleasant holiday town, is admired by its visitors, for its historical touch and natural beauties. Being one of the Lycia Period cities, Kaş offers a different holiday, with its underwater life and special structure.
Located to the west of Antalya, Kaş is 192 km from Antalya
and 106 km from Fethiye. Kaş has been built on the antique city of Antiphellos. Kaş which is a wonder of nature is fascinating with its antique cities as well.As Kaş has been built on rocky sail, there is no sand in the center of Kaş. You can swim from terraces formed on the rocks and you can see the sea is always clean. To swim amd discover the beauties around Kaş and Kekova İsland, you can participate in boat trips.
Kaş is the region most frequented by European divers. İt has about 30 diving points and is one of the world's prominant diving areas, has a rich underwater liveliness and fauna.
One of the main activities in Kaş tourism is to visit the numerous sites belonging to the Lycian civilization, in kaş and its close surroundings. Daily tours covering the Lycian cities of Kekova, Xhantos, Letoon. Sdyma. Pınara. Myra, Lmyra, Patara, Arykanda, Tlos, and Apollania will offer you an exceptional journey.
History
Although the Teke peninsula has been occupied since the stone age it seems Kaş was founded by the Lycians, and its name in Lycian language was Habesos or Habesa. It was a member of the Lycian League, and its importance during this time is confirmed by the presence of one of the richest Lycian necropolis. The ancient Greeks later gave
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Activities & Sports
Within reasonable driving distance Kaş are locations forscuba diving, hiking, truck safaris, snorkeling, canyoning, gorge walking, coasteering, sea kayaking, cycling, walking and paragliding, as well as wonderful beaches. Local tour companies are happy to arrange any of these activities. Kaş is considered the "Diving capital of the Med." For a
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The town of Kaş has a Hellenistic theatre and many other places of historical interest; and it has spots of natural beauty, including excellent beaches, and a number of interesting caves, some of them underwater. The ruins of the antique cities ofKomba(in the village of Gömbe),Nisa,Kandyba,Phellos,Istlada,Apollonia,IsindaandKyaenai. A popular excursion from
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There are also direct overnight bus services between Istanbul and Kaş, a rather inexpensive way of getting to and from the capital. Bus services in Turkey are very modern and generally excellent and, if you want to get to Istanbul, you may prefer spending the night in the bus and
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