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Termessos-Duden waterfalls tour Antalya
Termessos-Duden waterfalls tour Antalya
TERMESSOS: The ancient city knew a good beach when they saw one, but they also had a taste for inland vistas, and the plateats behind Antalya (known as a Roman
Psidia) is as sudded with the remains of old poleis as the shores of the mediterranean. One of the most rernarkabSe of these inland sites is Termessos high in
the rnountains above Antalya to the northwest, on a vast Acropolis with yet higher peaks around it and with a distand wiev of the coastUne. The defences of this Psidian city so daunded Alexander the Great when he came conqyering in 333 B.C. that he passed Termessos. The origion of this city is uncertain, but the the founders, who called themselves the Solymians are sdentified with the Psidien who occupied the Lake District furter north. Termessos (Gulluk Mountain) is also a national park. The ancient city of Termessos is set on a 1050 meters high plateau on the west side of Gulluk Mountain. Explore this city, wandering among ruins surrounded by wild nature.
DUDEN WATERFALLS: The region around Antalya offers sights of astonishing natural beauty as well as some historical remains. You can walk behind the cascade, a thrilling experience at the Duden Waterfalls 14 km. northeast from Antalya.
Departures: Tuesdays,Saturdays