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Theatre at Aspendos
SUN MAY 18 - SAT MAY 31, 2008 Tour Guide: Peter Sommer 14 DAYS £1,995/$4,075 SAT SEPT 6 - SAT SEPT 20, 2008 Tour Guide: Dr. Jennifer Tobin 15 DAYS £2,095/$4,280 Single Supplement £475/$975
Day 1: Our boat is about 30 minutes from Dalaman airport in the pretty harbour of Göçek. Welcome dinner on board. Day 2: A chance to unwind in the Bay of Fethiye. Day 3: We set sail south to Gemiler Island, a key Byzantine pilgrimage site, where Japanese archaeologists have been hard at work. A perfect area for swimming. Day 4: On to Ka, a beautiful village of whitewashed houses covered with purple bougainvillaea. Ancient Antiphellos is littered with tombs and a theatre with a magnificent sea view. Day 5: East to picturesque Üçaiz, old Teimiussa, one of the most evocative of all Lycian burial sites. Day 6: We visit Myra, famed for its Roman theatre and rock hewn tombs. Walking through its port, Andriake, we uncover a giant cistern and granary built by the Emperor Hadrian. Day 7: Into the mountains to Arykanda, the Turkish Delphi, where excavations have revealed a prosperous monumental city. Day 8: On to Phaselis, seat of pirates who terrorised the region's rich trade routes. Its three harbours now lie serene amid pine trees.
Day 9: To Antalya, the south's most vibrant city, with a fortified harbour and museum full of marble statues. We visit Aspendos' mighty aqueduct and extraordinary theatre. Day 10: Roman Perge is a vast treasure house of ruins. We stroll through colonnaded streets and shops, marbled bath-houses, a stadium, and fortifications. Day 11: South to Olympos. On an ancient sacred way we visit the Chimaera, a natural phenomenon where flames burst from the ground, and legendary home of the mythical beast. Day 12: West to Kale, site of ancient Simena, perched beneath a melee of Lycian tombs, and an Ottoman fort. One of the most romantic settings of the holiday. Day 13: We set off for pretty Kalkan, and inland to Xanthus, capital of ancient Lycia, where French archaeologists have been excavating for over half a century, uncovering more and more wonders every year. Day 14: A last dip, then to Fethiye to visit its magnificent cliff tombs and a final chance to shop. Day 15: Transfer to Dalaman airport.
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