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Who are we?

ornament1We are a small Turkish not-for-profit society. Our members make and maintain long distance walking, biking and horse-riding routes. The society protects old roads, markets Turkish culture routes and helps villagers along the routes benefit from them.

Committee and members

ornament1Our committee includes the creators of the finest walking routes in Turkey. Our members include trekking guides, travel agencies, accommodation providers, archaeologists, historians, nature-lovers and people interested in Turkish village culture.

Products and services

ornament1To help you use our routes, we produce and sell guide-books, maps and iphone apps. We also list all our member agencies tours on the site (see tours) and will advise you about your adventure by mail, by phone or at our drop-in centre in Antalya .

Practical way to help

ornament1The society relies on help from enthusiastic volunteers either with individual projects or in our office. Read more about our how you can help. If you like our work and want to contribute, you can become a member or make a donation.

News

CRS has been one of the three Antalya based organisations, which have applied to the ‘VAHA-Oasis: Building Common Ground for Spaces of Public Discussion & Dialogue’ programme with a project named ‘VOYN!’, which means ‘Hey!’ in local dialect of Antalya. A series of seminars and talks will be held and a cultural mapping of Antalya…

During the fieldwork we carried out on the new section of the Lycian Way between Sarısu and Gedelme stage, we spotted quite interesting monument and building remains. On this route, there are two Lycian sarcophagi, one of which is relatively in a better condition, an old wall and a building, which we think is a…

The viewpoint (summit on the right) from the west On a hot and humid summer day in July, we left  the Culture Routes Society office in the centre of Antalya and headed towards the mountains around the city. We first arrived at Hisarçandır, a village located high up on the Lycian Way; where there is…

​I am Angelique and working on sustainable tourism for Travelife and Green Destinations worldwide. But also on a local level I am active with raising awareness regarding pesticide use in public spaces and organising cleaning activities in natural areas. I have always been thrilled by the work of the Culture Routes Society and my colleague…

  The new Via Eurasia application is now available in PlayStore (Android) and Appstore (IOS) with brand new features and user-friendly design. The St Paul Trail, Phrygian Way, Evliya Celebi Way, Mysia Ways, Tolerance Way, Sultans Trail and Via Egnatia routes, which form the Via Eurasia network, are included in the App with Turkish, English…

Life in the hills has its compensations. Though it is still frustrating not being able to move as freely as before, our surrounding area just happens to be one of the most diverse parts of Turkey. There are over 600 endemic plants in the south-west Taurus. The enforced restrictions mean we can focus once again…

Author: Mikael Persson Photo: Jonas Gratzer Our profile on Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/vagabond.se/   Below is a nice piece about the Lycian Way in a Swedish magazine. The English text is at the end of the page! The Lycian Way Definitely the smell of smoke! whispers my nostrils. Absolutely life! answers my brain puzzled. Together with…

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