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Olympos (Olimpos) is a town in Mediterranean Turkey.

Ancient Lycian ruins, an isolated Mediterranean beach, accommodation in treehouses and flames that mysteriously burn from the side of a mountain are some of the attractions of Olympos (Olimpos) in Turkeys south.

Olympos is about 50-60 km south of Antalya. Nearest major towns are Kumluca and Finike to the west and Kemer to the north of Olympos. There are minibuses from Antalyas otogar (main station for intercity buses).

The town area is a collection of backpacker guesthouses and hostels, particularly popular are the treehouse style bungalows. Follow the dusty road down past the end of the guesthouses and it leads to an ancient winding path, past the remains of ancient Greek ruins and down to the sparkling water. Its a pebble beach with absolutely no shade, so its bliseringly hot to sit on and not very comfortable without thick padding, but the scenery is spectacular.

The ruins themselves are quite impressive, not as much so as Ephesus but still worth seeing. The relative lack of tourist traffic compared to Ephesus means the site is largely overgrown, you have to do some hiking to get to some of the remains. I was there in late May and it was already brutally hot, so be prepared with lots of sunscreen and water.

Most afternoons are spent getting drunk at any of the backpacker establishments. Bayrams has a lively social scene, with several resident Aussies tending bar. Sit around their outdoor lounge area, get plastered with the Aussies and Kiwis, share a nargil or three full of apple tobacco. Its very hippy like and someone is sure to break out a bongo at some point. When its fully dark you can take a bus up to Mount Olympos, with a 45 minute hike up to the Eternal Flames of the Chymera. These flames issue from natural gas jets in the side of the hill, which will self ignite if put out. These are the flames that inspired the Greek myth of Bellarophon and the Chymera. Ranging in size from small flickers to decent size campfires, theyre quite interesting when you consider theyve been burning for thousands of years. Then its a stumble in the dark back to the bus, to return to your friendly bartender for more pints and shots.

There is an actual nightclub in the area, I forget the name of it but its basically a drunken orgy of excess. Not on the scale of Ios in Greece, but still designed to get people liquored and laid with minimal effort.

Current Time in Olympos : 18:26 | Sat, October 11, 2008

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