The Fethiye Times recently published a report (link) on proposed quarries close to the village of Sidyma, on the Lycian Way. Villagers have started to sell land at Alınca and Gey and new house-building is underway. Seydikemer forestry department’s proposed road to Cennet Plaj (Paradise Beach), but was stopped because it threatened the historical road…
A new meeting point for outdoor lovers has opened its doors in Göreme, Cappadocia. Housed in the office building of Middle Earth Travel it is a good spot to meet like-minded people who love to explore the valleys of Cappadocia on foot or by bike. Atıl: “I am a real coffee addict and I search…
As the whole world knows, the G7 summit of leaders of the world’s 7 capitalist countries took place in Cornwall, in the UK in June. To complement this, and remind the world of the importance of trails, the World Trails Network partnered with the Southwest Coastal Trail to hold a short on-line conference about the…
In June 2021, Nick Hobbs and a small team (Oytun, Tasha, Fatemah) from Hiking Istanbul explored a route crossing the area between Şile and Yağcılar (north-south) in order to find a route which could complete this segment of the Via Eurasia. This supplements a route from Anadolu Kavağı to Şile, and together these routes will…
This 3-day route is a variation of the Lycian Way, but can also be used with the Lycian Way as a 4 day circular tour of Tahtalı. It runs through high level forest, mainly on mountain trails, passing Laodicia ancient site and passing through some magnificent scenery. It is suitable for strong walkers and the…
Three keen young climbers walk (and climb) 30 km on the St Paul trail. See their report here (Turkish). Led by local climbing guide Cumhur Baştuhan, a small group walked and climbed the Köprülü Canyon part of the St Paul Trail, admiring the views from the summits above the Tazı Canyon (southern end of the…
The Culture Routes Society, which is a member of the World Trails Network, has been invited to twin a section of the Lycian Way with a trail in Taiwan. We have chosen the stretch of the Lycian Way from Çıralı to Tahtalı – from the shore of the Mediterranean to the high point of the…
Max Smits (from the Sultans Trail Foundation and Cultural Association of Via Eurasia) writes about trekking the Sultans’ Trail for the World Trails Network magazine. Part of the Sultans Trail (Edirne – Istanbul) forms one section of the Via Eurasia Cultural Route You can contact Max at max@sultanstrail.com Kate Clow 1st June 2021
At their annual meeting in April, the Governing Board of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes have announced that they have adopted five new routes, bringing the total number up to 45 certified routes. The new routes are: the Aeneas Route, the Alvar Aalto Route of 20th Century Architecture and Design, Cyril and Methodius…
In March, a long-distance walker started from the Lycian Way to walk northwards on the Via Eurasia to Istanbul and then to Europe. Using the app, and taking photographs and videos as he walks, Nicolas is pitching his tent wherever comes to after a day’s walk. At first the weather was a little cold and…