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Kaş is one of the
livelier resorts along the coast. It has no sandy beaches, but this has not
prevented it from being a seasonal tourist town. Fortunately, it still
preserves its small-town charm, with pansiyons, narrow cobbled streets and boutique
shops.
The town’s most prominent
feature is a Hellenistic theatre for the 1st century BC, about
500m from the town centre. There is a Doric tomb with a frieze of dancing
girls on the hill 100m uphill from the New Mosque (Yeni Camii), and
the town's trademark is a Lycian sarcophagus dating from the 5th century BC,
which stands at the top of Urzun Çarşi,
the main shopping street. The eastern cliff-face also has house tombs that
are illuminated at night.
In summer, boasts leave
from the harbour for daily tours to Kekova and Simena, and also the Greek
island of Meis.
Kaş is a good base
for trekking and dipping into the 350km Lycian Way walk, as well as for
watersports like Scuba Diving
and sea-kayaking.
On any summer day,
Tandem Paragliders enjoy
the mountain updrafts, then glide to a gentle landing on the harbour. |
