Kemer is a seaside resort on the coast of Turkey’s Mediterranean. Part of the Turkish Riviera, it is known for its pebble beaches and the marina.
Kemer is a seaside resort on the coast of Turkey’s southern Mediterranean. Part of the Turkish Riviera, it is known for its pebble beaches and the large marina. The city is backed by the pine forests of Mount Olympus Beydağları National Park, where the cable cars lead to the top of Tahtali Mountain. Nearby are the extensive Greco-Roman ruins of Phaseli and the gas fires emitted by the mythical Yanartaş rock formation.
1. Beydağları Coastal National Park
Beydağları Coastal National Park, a.k.a. Olympos Beydagları National Park is a national park in Antalya Province, southern Turkey. The national park was established on March 16, 1972, by a decree of the government. It stretches over an area of 34,425 ha beginning in Sarısu, located southwest of Antalya and reaching out to Cape Gelidonya parallel to the Mediterranean Sea across the Kemer-Kumluca shoreline. The ancient settlements Olympos, Phaselis, and Idyros are situated within the national park, which lies between the shores of the ancient regions Pamphylia and Lycia. The tallest mountain in the park is Tahtalı Dağı. The Yanartaş burning gas field is found on the foothills of that mountain. The national park offers a place for activities such as beach and sea sports, picnic, camping, trekking, mountain climbing, paragliding, etc. Visiting the archeological sites within the national park is possible all around the year.
2. Phaselis
Phaselis was a Greek and Roman city on the coast of ancient Lycia. Its ruins are located north of the modern town Tekirova in the Kemer district of Antalya Province in Turkey. It lies between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park, 16 kilometers south of the tourist town of Kemer and on the 57th kilometer of the Antalya–Kumluca highway. Phaselis and other ancient towns around the shore can also be accessed from the sea by daily yacht tours.
3. Lycian Way
The Lycian Way is a long-distance footpath in Turkey around part of the coast of ancient Lycia. It is approximately 540 km long and stretches from Ölüdeniz, near Fethiye, to Geyikbayırı, about 20 kilometers from Antalya. It is waymarked with red and white stripes, the Grande Randonnee convention. It takes its name from the ancient civilisation, which once ruled the area.
4. Kemer Beach
Kemer Beach is one of the largest beaches of the popular holiday resort Kemer. The beach is open for all and also has something to offer to all: Here you will find plenty of water sports, some deckchairs for rent and several beach bars and restaurants, which invite you to stay. It is difficult for sandpipers to walk on the stony ground. But you can snorkel fantastically in the clear water. Whoever reaches the eastern beach section will find here a completely different world: Here you will find peace and quiet and the open, wide landscape is idyllic and beautiful
5. Moonlight Beach
Here you will find a particularly well-kept sandy area, water that shines in beautiful turquoise tones and a picturesquely situated bay that is at the same time easy to reach centrally next to the marina. However, bathers particularly like the rich offer of food, drinks, activities, and possibilities, which the Beach Park offers directly in the background of the beach. There is enough for young and old to fill more than one beach day with lots of fun.