Topic
Great Outdoors
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99 pieces on this topic
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Place · Eastern Anatolia
Mount Ararat
Mount Ararat, Turkey's highest peak: the volcano of Noah's Ark, the first ascent, the 1840 disaster, the Ishak Pasha Palace nearby and…
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Place · Cappadocia
Mount Erciyes
Mount Erciyes above Kayseri: Central Anatolia's highest volcano, a ski resort in winter and a white landmark on the horizon from Cappadocia.
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Place · Cappadocia
Ihlara Valley
A 15-kilometer green canyon in southwest Cappadocia: Byzantine rock churches, a Seljuk sultan named in a church inscription, lunch over the river…
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Place · Turquoise Coast
The Lycian Way
Türkiye's best-known long-distance trail: about 760 km (472 miles) from Ölüdeniz to Antalya past Lycian tombs, Patara's dunes, the sunken city of…
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Place · Aegean
Lake Bafa
Lake Bafa between Söke and Milas: a former Aegean gulf below sacred Mount Latmos, with the village of Kapıkırı among the ruins…
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Place · Fethiye
Butterfly Valley
Butterfly Valley (Kelebekler Vadisi) near Ölüdeniz: a protected cove below high cliffs, home to many butterfly species, with a waterfall, a pebble…
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Place · Fethiye
Saklıkent Gorge
Saklıkent Gorge near Fethiye: an 18 km (11-mile) limestone canyon with towering walls, a cliffside walkway, icy karst springs, a national park…
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Place · Dalyan
İztuzu Beach
İztuzu Beach near Dalyan: a 4.5-kilometer sand spit between the sea and the delta, one of the main nesting beaches of loggerhead…
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Place · Antalya
The Chimaera (Yanartaş)
The Chimaera at Yanartaş above Çıralı: natural gas flames that have burned from the rock since antiquity, which ancient writers linked to…
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Place · Antalya
Düden Waterfalls
The Düden Waterfalls of Antalya: the Upper Düden falls in a shady park, with a path into the cave behind the water,…