Kale description and photos - Turkey: Marmaris (Topic)

Kale description and photos - Turkey: Marmaris. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Kale.

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Calais, or as it is also called Semyon, as it is part of the flooded ancient settlement of Semyon, is a charming town on the slopes with huddled houses and stairs between them instead of roads. This is one of the quietest and most secluded corners in the world, with the most wonderful atmosphere of relaxation.

The Semena, built in the Kekova Bay, according to the inscriptions, dates from the fourth century BC. In the bay area there are such famous submerged monuments-cities of ancient times as Kekova, Aperlai and Theimussa. This place is one of the most visited by tourists. Today, the most convenient means of transport to get to Kekova is by sea.

The current name of the village of Semena - Kale originated from the name of a rock on a high hilly area, on which the city is located. Small houses are visible around the city port, behind which this hill rises. Climbing it, you find yourself in the fortress. This fortress is the dominant feature of the settlement. Inside the fortress there is a small amphitheater carved into the rock. This ancient theater is one of the smallest of all Lycian theaters found. It has seven seats and three hundred seats. In the western part of the theater, there are Roman fortress walls and rock tombs.

From the top of the fortress, there is a beautiful view of a very wide hollow, which is dotted with the same tombs, the island of Kekova and the village of Uchagiz. At the foot of the fortress, gigantic olive trees grow, in the shade of which it is very pleasant to relax. The city has an observation deck. She can also be seen from the fortress. She apparently it is not very popular even among local residents, since the ascent to it follows the collapsed old ladders, and it itself consists of iron decks with the same welded iron benches.

Going down a little lower to the shore, among the excavations, you can see the ruins of a bath, on which you can see the following inscription: `` Donated by the people of Arpelia to Emperor Titus ... ''. Here, besides the flooded city buildings, there are Lycian sarcophagi right in the sea.

Today's town has a rather modest appearance. A small number of small restaurants are located along the coast, and the city itself begins in its inner part - there are only a few houses and shops. You can get to Calais by the steep land road Phenicia - Kas. Yachts are the main mode of transportation here, they are lined up along the coast. The population of the village earns its bread by fishing. You can always buy fresh fish here. You can also get to Kale from Uchkyz by small boats.

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