The sunken city of Kekova. The cripple

Spontaneous trips around Turkey are good because you never know which of what you see today will amaze you to the depths of your soul – ruins or a nice cafe, Turkish seals or a random beach on the way from city to city, a hotel or a sunset overlooking windmills.

Kekova turned out to be a place of many impressions, especially if you like ruins.

Kekova is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, located near Demre.

Every time you look at the ruins and the timelessness, you are amazed at the construction technologies.

There is shallow water and water in places above the knees – you can wander and look at interesting things underwater. Very exciting!

Tourists are brought to the island and let go for a walk. There are residential buildings here, very provincial type, covered with greenery and bougainvilleas.

The view in the local cafe is idyllic!

Usually, in historical places, you immediately want to read about the chronicles of events, but in Kekovo, for some reason, you absolutely did not want to go into the reference books. And I have some kind of special inexplicable attitude towards the Lycians.

Therefore, we will dispense with the historical educational program. It's very quiet in Kekova. And it's beautiful.

After Kekova, the boat takes you to Kalekey, to see the fortress of Simena.

To at least roughly understand where we are, then only a couple of thousand years ago there was a Simena in this place.

By the way, the Lycian trail passes right here.

I recommend Kekova and Kalekey to visit. Compared to the fighting prowess of Chesme Kekova and Kalekey, they are simply an oasis of peace and untouchability. Although there are plenty of tourists here, but the ruins are always secluded in their thoughts. Time passed unnoticed, but the impressions remained forever.