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The north harbor of Phaselis with clear turquoise water, ancient stone walls, and pine-covered hills behind

Ancient Ruins

Phaselis: An Ancient Port City Where Pine Forest Meets the Sea

Most ancient cities in Turkey ask you to choose between history and landscape. You visit ruins on a dusty hillside, or you swim at a

April 14, 2026

Five remaining columns of the Temple of Apollo in Side silhouetted against the Mediterranean at sunset

Ancient Ruins

Temple of Apollo in Side: Five Columns on the Edge of the Mediterranean

Five columns and an architrave fragment. That is what remains standing of the Temple of Apollo in Side, on a stone platform at the very

April 14, 2026

Aerial view of Suluada Island near Adrasan with turquoise water and boats anchored offshore

Antalya

Suluada Island: A Boat Trip to Antalya’s Clearest Water

About three kilometers off the coast of Adrasan, south of Kemer on the Lycian coast, an uninhabited island sits in water that shifts between pale

April 14, 2026

Submerged stone walls and ruins of Kekova sunken city visible through clear turquoise water from a boat

Ancient Ruins

Kekova Sunken City and Simena Castle: Where History Sits Below the Waterline

Somewhere around the 2nd century AD, an earthquake lowered part of the northern coastline of Kekova Island into the Mediterranean. The Lycian settlement that had

April 14, 2026

Aerial view of Oludeniz Blue Lagoon showing turquoise water, sand bar, and surrounding pine forest

Fethiye

Oludeniz Blue Lagoon: Turkey’s Most Photographed Beach

There is a reason Oludeniz appears on every list of Turkey’s best beaches and on most lists of the world’s best, too. It is not

April 14, 2026

The stone temple doorway of Olympos ancient city standing among trees in a forested river valley

Ancient Ruins

Olympos Ancient City: Ruins in the Forest, Flames from the Rock

Most ancient cities in Turkey sit in cleared, excavated landscapes — stone against sky, ruins separated from nature by centuries of archaeological clearing. Olympos is

April 14, 2026

Gemiler Island seen from the mainland coast showing the rocky island with Byzantine church ruins above the turquoise sea

Ancient Ruins

St. Nicholas Island (Gemiler): Byzantine Ruins and the Santa Claus Connection

Off the southwestern coast of Fethiye, a narrow, rocky island rises from the Mediterranean with the remains of four Byzantine churches, a covered processional walkway,

April 14, 2026