Stories, seasonal guides and local news from the Lycian shore — written by someone who grew up here.
The tourists leave, the sea stays warm, and the whole valley starts its year over. Here is what the coast feels like right now — and why I would pick this month over any other.
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In April and early May, Kekova Bay is still and empty. No tour boats, no crowds, just clear water over sunken ruins. What the off-season coast feels like.
Demre has applied for geographical indication status for its çıntar mushroom dish — a wild forest flavour that locals have been cooking for generations.
Archaeologists working beneath St. Nicholas Church have uncovered a limestone sarcophagus that may be the saint’s original burial place. Carbon testing is underway.