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Second phase of our VOYN! project, which is a local culture hub under the “VAHA: Building Common Ground for Spaces of Public Discussion & Dialogue” programme, has just started in the last months. We aim to chase the rural cultural heritage of the Antalya region via several activities; and this year we have an international…

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…

30 years ago, Cennet beach, near Kabak, was the most natural spot in the world. The first time I climbed down the cliffs below Alınca to visit the beach I found only the prints of seagulls and wild cats. No people, no boats, no fireplaces, no litter. The olive groves behind the beach had been…

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Academic Study Phrygian Way: There is little to no Academic studies on cultural routes in Turkey. As tourism literature is my field of study, I’ve tried to map the demographics and feedback of those who walked the Phrygian Way in my master thesis that I completed in 2019. I want to share the findings of…

This Story is by a fellow hiker, Ronald who trekked the Lycian way in September 2017 It was early September in Antalya when I shook the bell on the gate to the courtyard of the Culture Routes Society. Kate poked her head out, and I said I was passing through to hike the Lycian Way…

This is a unique work camp for nature-lovers and back-packers. The Carian Trail is Turkey’s longest footpath passing through villages, beaches, ruins and rugged coastline around the southwest corner of Turkey. This spring, a group of international volunteers will be cleaning parts of the walking route in Bozburun and Datça Peninsulas and other areas mainly…

TRAVEL DIARY BY BÜLENT DOĞRUYOL: DAY 1: After a quiet night’s sleep followed by a wholesome Turkish breakfast we hopped on the Dolmus and told the driver to drop us off at the start of the Lycian trail. It was early in the morning. Since the skies were overcast (a rarity in late August Fethiye,…

A Lycian Way Weekend Travel Blog: Phaselis – Olympos With the weather forecast looking reasonably good for a weekend in January, I set off from Antalya for a Lycian Way weekend. I chose to hike from Phaselis to Olympos because the public transport would be relatively quick and painless. It’s a stretch of the Lycian…

Lycian Way Patara-Kas Walking along the Lycia way – part of it – was a sort of last minute decision. We had thought about it when planning our Turkey trip but dismissed it as it would have involved lot of domestic travel and would take days away from other things. But true to our nature…

  Creating a Cultural Route between Europe and Turkey Turkey’s Culture Routes Society (CRS), an NGO that was founded at the request of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism to develop, maintain and promote cultural routes in Turkey, is preparing to connect a great European walking network to Turkey! The Civil Society Dialogue program,…

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