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Antalya, Adalia (Antalya), a bay in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea, off the southern coast of M. Asia (Turkey). Protrudes into the land for 74 km. The width at the entrance is 216 km. The shores are high in the west and east, low-lying and sandy in the north. Islands: Grambusa, Trianesia, Rashat. Depth at the entrance is up to 2000 m, off the coast - 82 m, 91 m. The tides are semidiurnal, their height is 0.4 m. The Aksu and Kopru rivers flow into it. Port of Antalya.

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From The Hague to the Mediterranean On August 2, 1890, Fischer received the rank of Rear Admiral. In the same year, he submitted to the Admiralty a memorandum "English and foreign artillery", which summarized the rearmament of the fleet during his tenure as chief

From the book Yiddish Civilization: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation the author Krivachek Paul

From the Mediterranean to the Baltic

Beach of the Mediterranean

From the book Mystic ancient rome. Secrets, legends, legends author Burlak Vadim Nikolaevich

Scourge of the Mediterranean Sea If the ancient Romans, as many researchers claim, were not a maritime nation, then their predecessors, the Etruscans, became famous for their ability to conquer the expanses of water. This people for many years dominated the entire Tyrrhenian Sea. Etruscan fishermen

"Safe" of the Mediterranean

From the book 100 great mysteries of the history of France author Nikolaev Nikolai Nikolaevich

"Safe" of the Mediterranean Sea For two whole months the British fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson scoured the Mediterranean Sea. Stop the landing of the French army in North Africa failed, and, therefore, now there is only one thing left - to cut off

Guarding the Mediterranean

From the book Knights of St. George under the St. Andrew's flag. Russian admirals - holders of the Order of St. George I and II degrees author Skritsky Nikolay Vladimirovich

Guarding the Mediterranean Sea The war for the independence of the United States of North America, which began in 1776, soon led to clashes between England, France and other great maritime powers, fighting for advantages on trade routes and in the colonies.

On the shores of the Mediterranean

From the book of Atlantis of the sea Tethys author Kondratov Alexander Mikhailovich

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Beyond the Mediterranean

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In the squadron of the Mediterranean

From the book Cruiser I rank "Rurik" (1889-1904) author Melnikov Rafail Mikhailovich

In the squadron of the Mediterranean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea is an ancient sea route, a witness to the birth and death of great civilizations of the past, a centuries-old arena of fierce battles - and at the end of the 19th century. remained one of the main spheres of interest of the European powers. In different parts

Once upon a time there was a Russian province. Soldiers marched along it, barracks were built, "public places", there was even its own Admiralty. Thousands of subjects in Orthodox churches offered up prayers for the health of Empress Catherine II. Everything was as it should be, but this province was ... thousands of miles from Russia.

GENIUS DESIGN

This is a true but long forgotten story. On June 26-27, 1770, the Russian squadron under the command of Count Alexei Orlov burned the Turkish fleet in the Chesme Bay. The enemy lost 14 ships, 6 frigates and up to 50 small ships at once. The trophies of the winners were the 60-gun ship Rhodes and 5 large galleys.

Generally speaking, the expedition to the Mediterranean itself was a brilliant strategic plan of the great empress and her advisers, who would later be called "Catherine's eagles." After all, before that, not a single Russian warship even went to the Atlantic, except for the transfer of newly built combat units from Arkhangelsk to Kronstadt.

According to the original plan, it was supposed to land small troops on the territory mainland Greece, and then the "sons of Hellas" had to revolt, drive out the Turks and provide their ports to the Russians. However, the Turks concentrated large forces in the south of the Balkan Peninsula, and the leaders of the rebels did not get along with each other and did not manage to create a regular army. As a result, the Russian paratroopers had to return to the ships.

After Chesma, Catherine II urged Alexei Orlov in every possible way to break through the Dardanelles and bombard Istanbul from the sea. The Turkish fortifications in the strait were then very weak, and the task seemed easily feasible. But the Count was afraid. As a young captain of the guard, he was not afraid to plot against the legitimate emperor in favor of his German wife, who had no rights to the Russian throne, and later personally kill Peter III. But after Chesma, the general-in-chief was at the zenith of his glory. Previously, he, a nobleman from a not very noble and not very rich family, risked only his head, and with luck he acquired everything. Now he could lose everything, and if he was lucky, he could gain nothing. But he already possessed everything that a subject of Her Majesty could possess.

And then Orlov, with the sanction of the empress, decides to establish a Russian province on the islands of the Aegean Sea.

HER MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS

Who proposed to make the island of Paros the main base of the Russian fleet is unknown. In any case, it is strategically chosen well. Paros belongs to the Cyclades ( southern part Aegean Sea) and is located in the center of them. Thus, owning Paros, one can easily control the Aegean Sea and the approaches to the Dardanelles, which is about 350 km away.

On October 15, 1770, the squadron of Count Alexei Orlov, consisting of the ships "Three Hierarchs", "Rostislav", "Rhodos", the bombardment ship "Thunder", the frigates "Glory", "Victory" and "St. Paul" arrived to the island of Paros.

Within a few months of the end of 1770 and the beginning of 1771, 27 inhabited islands of the Aegean Sea were occupied by the Russians or voluntarily went over to their side, and the local population turned to the squadron command with a request to accept them as subjects of Catherine II.

By the time of the capture by the Russians, 5 thousand people lived in Paros, the overwhelming majority were Orthodox Greeks. They were engaged in arable farming, viticulture and sheep breeding.

There were no Turkish authorities on the island, and the Greeks joyfully welcomed our ships. Russian sailors used both bays of the island - Auzu and Trio, where ships were equipped with moorings. But the capital of the "province" was the city of Auza, built by the Russians on the left bank of the bay of the same name.

First of all, the bay was fortified; two redoubts with stone parapets for nine and eight 30- and 24-pound guns were built on its left bank. A 10-gun battery was placed on an island at the entrance to the bay. Accordingly, Trio Bay was also fortified.

The building of the Admiralty was erected on the left bank of the Auza Bay. Yes Yes! Russian Admiralty! The Baltic Fleet had an Admiralty in St. Petersburg, there was no Admiralty on the Black Sea then, just as there was no fleet, but on the Mediterranean Sea there was an Admiralty for our Archipelago Fleet. Dozens of shipbuilders went to Auza from St. Petersburg.

Large ships were not laid down in Auz, and there was no need for this, but ships of all ranks were repaired. But they built a large number of small sailing and various rowing ships.

The auz was filled with various administrative buildings, bakeries, spinning mills, sailors' barracks. I note that the ground forces, for some objective, but rather subjective reasons, were deployed outside the city. So, the barracks of the Shlisselburg Infantry Regiment were located on the right bank of the Auza Bay. In the depths of the island there was a camp of the Life Guards of the Preobrazhensky Regiment. Even a gymnasium was founded in Auz, where hundreds of Greek boys studied.

The province of 27 islands was supposed to provide a fleet of up to 50 pennants and several infantry regiments. Therefore, the natives were taxed (10 percent tax) on bread, wine, timber, etc. A certain share of the tax was levied in cash. In addition, part of the supplies was bought by the Russian authorities, but the author failed to establish the proportion between paid goods and taxes collected. But, alas, there were not enough taxes, and Orlov did not want to become a burden to the friendly Orthodox people. Basurmans must pay for everything!

The Greeks, especially the islanders, already from the 15th century held in their hands most of shipping in the Mediterranean. They considered piracy to be a completely legitimate business, as if part of trade. The only thing that held back the Greek corsairs was the power of the Turkish fleet. Chesma and a number of other Russian victories saved them from the Turks. Even before Chesma, several Greek owners of merchant ships (they were also captains) came to Orlov and asked for Russian citizenship. The count willingly accepted the Greeks and allowed them to raise the St. Andrew's flags on their ships.

And so, frigates, brigs, shebeks and galleys under Russian flags flew all over the Eastern Mediterranean. Recall that the huge Turkish empire had almost no roads, and trade was mainly by sea. Every year, hundreds of Turkish, and to be honest, neutral ships became the prey of the Greek "gentlemen of fortune." Moreover, sometimes a mixed (Russian-Greek) crew under the command of Russian officers went to cruising. The corsairs made several daring raids on Turkish ports in Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt.

Turkish maritime trade was paralyzed, famine began in Istanbul. The Turks were rescued by the French, who, under their flag, transported food and other goods to the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Count Orlov and the Russian admirals demanded from Catherine II permission to seize all French ships indiscriminately, but the queen did not allow this.

TO A NEW HOMELAND

On July 25, 1774, a Turkish semi-galley with a white flag approached the Russian squadron of Admiral Elmanov, stationed near the island of Tasso. Major Belich (a Serb in Russian service) arrived on it with a letter from Field Marshal Rumyantsev, which stated that on July 10 peace was concluded with the Turks.

Alas, the hopes of the Greeks did not come true. Our admirals promised them that after the war, if not all of Greece, then at least the "province" would become part of Russia. And now the Turks were to return to the islands. As far as possible, Catherine tried to alleviate the fate of the people who trusted her. The peace treaty contained an amnesty clause for all Greeks, Slavs and Albanians who fought on the side of Russia. The Russian consulates in Greece were instructed to monitor the fulfillment of this condition by the Turks. Anyone from the population of the island province was allowed to sail to Russia on Russian and Greek ships.

Thousands of Greeks left for a distant country, most of them settled in the Crimea and on the coast Sea of ​​Azov. The gymnasium was transferred to St. Petersburg.

Several corsair frigates with Greek refugees - "Archipelago", "Tino", "Saint Nicholas" and others - disguised as merchant ships, passed the Straits, and then became one of the first ships of the emerging Black Sea Fleet.

Catherine ordered the formation of a Greek infantry regiment in the Crimea. Many Greek pirates became admirals of the Russian fleet. Among them are Mark Voinovich, Panaioti Alexiano, Anton Alekiano.

The Kyuchuk-Kainarji peace turned out to be only a short truce. In August 1787, the Ottoman Empire again declared war on Russia. Greeks from the first generation of corsairs became captains of a number of ships of the Black Sea Fleet, and the old pirate Mark Voinovich commanded the Sevastopol squadron of the Black Sea Fleet.

Bay is perfect place to be alone with yourself. But they can be, as well as a serene corner, and an excellent parking lot for vacationers on a yacht. The most beautiful bays are in the Mediterranean Sea. They have a bewitching beauty that fills with calmness, inspires and adds strength for new exploits.

Bay of Cala Violina

A wonderful place with clean fine sand, clear blue-turquoise sea. The area is considered part of the Scarlino Nature Reserve. The bay is in small town Italy-Maremma. Because of the fine sand, the beach of the bay is very popular with vacationers with small children. There are two ways to sleep on the bay: through the village of Puntone by bike and through the 158 freeway.

White Bay of Camerote

The bay is considered the most beautiful bay Mediterranean Sea. It is located in Camerot, Italy. It is believed that this is an earthly paradise. For the sake of dazzling beauty, it is worth putting aside all your affairs. Fabulous scenery, crystal clear water. The bay got its name because of the white color of the sand and stones. In 2013, the bay received a victory in the competition “The most beautiful is you”.

Apulia

The bay is located between the best resorts Italy - Mattinata and Viesta. It is considered part national park Gargano. The name comes from the fragrant flowers of the orange tree. If some bays have a mixed purpose, then Puglia is created only for enjoying holidays in harmony with nature. This is an orange bay with high cliffs that protect from the daily hustle and bustle. She is the symbol of all beauty in Puglia.

Sicily

This is the red northwestern slope of the island of Favignana. This is a popular bay in the Mediterranean. It is surrounded by rocks that run low to the water. The water here is an unusual blue color. There are many flat rocks on the coast. You can get to the bay on a yacht by sea.

Sardinia

Small spiked bay in Santa Teresa Gallura The smallest bay in the Mediterranean. Despite the size, it opens scenic views. She is surrounded high rocks. This bay is adored by tourists who go in for outdoor activities. The rocks here are extraordinary. They took a rounded shape. To get to the beach, follow the Capo lighthouse.

Bay Goloritze

In 1993, the bay received its name "natural monument", and in 1995 - "national monument of Italy". It is located near Sardinia. This is one of the best bays in the Mediterranean. Attracts visitors with perfectly polished rocks by nature. Lovers of ancient architecture are attracted here by a rock arch called Punta Goloritze. This is what it is worth visiting Goloritze Bay in the first place. For the sake of the rocks of the bay, climbers from all over the world come here.

Bay of Villefrance

Charming bay in France. It is the largest harbor of any port in the Mediterranean. The perfect place to moor ships. Yachtsmen love to relax here on their luxury yachts. They believe that there is no safer place to relax on a yacht. The bay is also suitable for big ships. The water depth reaches 95 meters.

Most popular resorts Turkey stretched along the shores of the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Izmir, Kusadasi, Bodrum, Marmaris and Fethiye are on the Aegean Sea. Kemer, Antalya, Belek, Side and Alanya - on the Mediterranean. The shores of the Marmara Sea in the west of the country and the Black Sea in the north are no less picturesque, but not so popular with the mass beach tourist.

The beaches of the Aegean Sea are dominated by pebbles. On the Mediterranean Sea you can find beaches of all kinds: this and sandy beaches Belek and Side, and rocky bays of Kemer and Antalya.

Almost a hundred beaches in Turkey have been awarded Blue Flags.

Most four- and five-star hotels have their own beaches and take care of maintaining cleanliness and order. But there are also three- and even two-star hotels with their own beaches and with free sunbeds and umbrellas (only in this case, these are usually the simplest designs). Some expensive hotels deliberately inflate prices for using their beaches in order to scare away tourists from outside. In order to use a section of the beach owned by bars or restaurants, you need to make an order there (for example, buy a drink). In this case, you will not have to pay for a sunbed and an umbrella.

Beach visits

All Turkish coasts are theoretically free for everyone to access, although expensive hotels usually severely restrict outsiders from entering their beaches. However, this does not interfere local residents to penetrate the most protected shores, but for a European who is not familiar with local realities, it will not be easy to get to a "foreign" beach. The entire beach infrastructure for hotel guests is usually free, otherwise the entire list of services and prices must be published in the price list. Therefore, in no case is it recommended to pay money to various "caretakers" for an umbrella or deck chair, unless this is stipulated in the contract or the "seller" cannot issue a ticket to pay for the service.

Majority Turkish shores they cannot boast of perfect cleanliness, although beach complexes monitor this parameter very well. At the same time, debris raised by the storm, jellyfish, algae and silt are quite common even on good beaches, and the seabed is generally rarely cleaned regularly. On the south coast there are emissions of various resins and oils that enter the water from passing ships. The ubiquitous olive oil is excellent for removing such substances from the skin - it is both more effective and safer than organic solvents.

You should pay attention to the time. On many beaches, swimming after sunset is strictly prohibited. And the reason for this is not at all the voluntarism of the hotel owners, but elementary safety requirements - the currents along many Turkish coasts are quite serious, and it is extremely difficult to look for a bather who has been swept into the sea in the dark. However, many beaches in the bays are completely safe for night swimming, and a lot depends on the rules of a particular hotel. Somewhere on the shore, lifeguards or representatives of the hotel security service are on duty, who simply monitor the swimmers, not particularly disturbing them, somewhere they turn on special lights and put up booms, and somewhere they just arrange a lot of entertainment on the shore to distract from the Moon sailing ideas. In addition, many first-class hotels clean the beaches from the garbage accumulated during the day at night, and the water near the coast at this time is not clean.

Aegean beaches

Kusadasi

Pigal beach is located on the road to Kusadasi. This is a new, not so long ago equipped beach with a wide range of water sports and entertainment. Around it is a recreation complex with swimming pools, tennis courts, gyms and snack bars. Payment for goods and services in the complex is made with special beads, which must be purchased in advance at the reception or in kiosks by the pool. But on the beach itself, these beads are not accepted.

City beach - in the center of the city, stretches for a huge distance along the sea. Sunbeds and umbrellas are provided for a fee (about $0.5), the coast is rocky.

To get to the women's beach, you need 10 minutes to go by bus. It is a sandy beach with a large selection of water activities, eateries and restaurants.

"Long Beach" is located 6 km from the center of the resort and stretches for almost 30 km. On its coast there are 4-5 * hotels, many cafes and restaurants, as well as the best collection of water-swimming equipment and water activities. "Long Beach" is the most popular in the resort.

Bodrum

South of Kusadasi is Bodrum, the most party resort in Turkey, the capital nightlife the whole country. Bodrum - the best place for fans of surfing and other water sports. It is also suitable for diving enthusiasts.

Marmaris

On the peninsula southeast of Bodrum is Marmaris - one of the best sea ​​resorts country, rightfully considered the most "European" in Turkey. Located in a bay with three islands, full of secluded deserted bays, on the border of the Aegean and Mediterranean seas.

Marmaris has many kilometers of beaches and clear turquoise water. The city beach, accentuated by a double line of palm trees and a narrow walking path, stretches across the bay from the harbor to Icmeler. Sunbeds and umbrellas on the city beach are paid, unless the hotel has a special agreement and does not include their use in the price.

Fethiye

The beaches are large pebbles, in Hill Side Beach there is loose sand, but at the entrance to the sea there are still pebbles. Club Hotel Letoonia is located on the peninsula and the beach there is a platform.

The second part of Fethiye is Olu Deniz Bay, which has about 50 hotels. There are sandy, not very wide beaches, none of them belong to a particular hotel - all are municipal. Entrance to the beaches is free, sun loungers and umbrellas - for a fee (about $ 1 per set). From the edge of the bay, where hotels are already running out, a wide sandy spit goes into the sea, creating a bay closed from winds and currents, where you can swim even in winter. This wide sandy peninsular beach is called Cleopatra Beach or turtle island(turtles often graze on the spit). It’s worth coming here even from Hill Side Beach - it’s so beautiful here (all the more so - they carry from all hotels for free, and the ride takes a few minutes). The beach is municipal, sunbeds and umbrellas are paid.

Mediterranean beaches

Kemer

The resort is located on the coastal strip between the sea and the mountains. The mountains protect from the winds, and the sea guarantees high humidity and moderates the climate. Kemer has wide pebble beaches. Some hotels have sandy beaches, but at the entrance to the sea - all the same, pebbles. bathing season lasts from May to October.

In the city of Kemer itself, there are two beaches - one is urban, pebbly with a huge variety of water sports and excursions on yachts, and the other is sand and pebble beach moonlight, where citrus trees provide cool shade.

Antalya

Antalya, main resort Turkey, located 12 km from the airport. There is a well-developed network of modern hotels, many restaurants, coffee houses in the national style, all kinds of entertainment centers and discos, countless shops, water amusement parks.

In Antalya itself there are sandy beaches. They are not very popular: nevertheless, Antalya is more of an urban resort than a beach one.

Belek

Belek is located between Antalya and Side. This is one of the few resorts on the Turkish Riviera that does not belong to any historical city.

Belek has many kilometers of wide sandy beaches. The swimming season lasts from May to October. Almost the entire coastal zone is marked " blue flag". We can say that Belek itself consists, first of all, of a wide beach stretching for 20 km, covered with coarse and fine sand.

Side

Side - small town on a peninsula, 75 km north of Antalya, one of the busiest resorts in southern Turkey. Excellent sandy beaches are located to the west of Side, but there are a lot of hotels there. The beaches in the east are always less crowded, and therefore much more pleasant.

Alanya

The beaches in Alanya are narrow, with yellowish sand. The swimming season lasts from late April to mid-November. The horseshoe-shaped coast is dissected by rocky capes protruding into the sea into cozy bays, whose gently sloping beaches are especially good for families with children.


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This material about the journey in the vicinity of the Lycian Mira will be the final one. We visited with you the ancient Lycian city of the World, and impressive. The final chord in this delightful journey was Mysterious Island Kekova and its sunken ancient rock cities. The largest and most impressive city of the island of Kekova in terms of its impact on the traveler is the ancient Dolichiste. There is very little information about this city. It is only known that it was built in the 5th century BC. and was destroyed in the 2nd century AD. strong earthquake and subsequently partially plunged into the depths of the sea ... Further, under the cut, numerous photos of Dolichiste through the prism of the Steps of Time, other flooded cities, breathtaking azure mediterranean sea and my impressions of a sea voyage deep into the Time and Spaces of History. I must say that it was this trip that turned out to be the strongest impression for me of all the places visited in ancient Lycia that day.

To fully immerse yourself in the historical context, you should first understand where this island of Kekova is located and what is its original connection with the large ancient Lycian city of the World. You can't do without a map. Since in my first post about the Church of St. Nicholas, I already laid out maps of ancient Lycia and the location of Mira on mediterranean coast, let us consider in more detail and closer the position of the island of Kekova and ancient Myra on the satellite map. in red numbers 1 - marked history Center Lycian city of Myra with the church of St. Nicholas, 2 - Lycian rock tombs and a Greco-Roman amphitheater in the foothills, 3 - the ancient port of Andriake, 4 - Kekova island, 5 - ancient rock city Dolichiste, 6 - the village of Kalekoy (the ancient city of Simena), 7 - the village of Uchayz (the ancient cities of Aperlai and Teimussy). Now it will be clearer to us all the historical vicissitudes that took place in this area, which I will briefly describe
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And, since we are a little distracted by technical details, I’ll say right away that this story will differ from the previous ones in that I tried to lay out as much as possible more photos sunken Dolichiste, because only by sailing past these mysterious shores and examining in detail every photograph, angle and getting used to every detail of the coast of the island, you can intuitively get involved in its deep historical context and hear the exciting story that Dolichiste himself can tell us ...)

Lycian city of Mira ( 1,2 ) was located in a valley about 5 km. from the coast. sea ​​port Myra in ancient times was the port of Andriake ( 4 ). Until the 2nd century AD. the port was very large, and its harbor stretched towards Mira for another 1.5-2 km to the east. After the strongest earthquake in these places in the II century AD. The Kekova peninsula sank significantly into the sea and became islands, while Andriake Bay, on the contrary, rose, became shallow and lost its key importance as once a major city port of Mira. Numerous ancient and Roman warehouse buildings built near the harbor turned out to be far from the sea and, apparently, were partially destroyed by this earthquake and gradually abandoned due to the inconvenience of using them.


Going on a sea voyage to the island of Kekova from Mira, we just passed the ancient sea harbor “on dry land”, heading towards the seaside village of Andriake. A small mountain river still flows into this now small bay. If you drive in the direction of Andriake Bay, the river will be on the right, and the ancient warehouse buildings are especially visible on the left side on a small hilly hill. It is possible to get to these ancient barns, there is a road there, but such a route was not included in our already rich program. Yes, and in general, in these places where you can’t look - “everywhere and everywhere” there are remnants of the past and glorious history of the Mediterranean.
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Quite quickly we ended up in the once ancient port of Andriaka. Now there are many pleasure tourist boats-yachts, including waiting and casual customers ...)
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And finally, our sea voyage began...
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We are leaving the bay of ancient Andriake... ahead of us lies mysterious island Kekova.
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Soon, before us, like the ghosts of the past, the island of Kekova and the exciting shores of these ancient places appear.
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Pleasure yachts come across, it is on this that we are now with you ...
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The history of these places is long and very ancient. Kekova Bay has long been considered the best in this part of the Mediterranean. Pirates lived here, and later small ancient cities appeared. The inhabitants were mainly engaged in the production of olive oil and the cultivation of fruits. Here, somewhere, there were ancient quarries. The local stone was well processed and ideally suited for construction.
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In itself, a walk in the Mediterranean is already an event. The sea air, saturated with freshness and romance, the bright southern sun and the breathtaking beauty and color of the Mediterranean water, caused enthusiastic exclamations of all those present on the yacht...
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Here is a separate photo of this water, but it still cannot convey this wonderful deep and transparent turquoise-lapis lazuli color of this Mediterranean sea water.
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We are approaching the island of Kekova, it is to the left ...
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This is the northern part of the island of Kekova. The light was uncomfortable, backlit, so there is some haze in the photo ...
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As these mysterious shores approached, the tourists on the yacht gradually calmed down, everyone began to embrace an involuntary inexorable feeling of Discovery and the approach of Revelation ... Here, a little further, is the ancient sunken city of Delikhiste. In these places there was, as I already mentioned, a very convenient harbor. by the most major city was just Dolichiste.
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The appearance of Delikhiste happened unexpectedly, solemnly and even theatrically. The traces of a long-standing human presence began to silently and weightily appear ...
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The ancient structures of Delikhiste appeared like unsteady figures of ghosts from the underworld...
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The yacht glided easily along the emerald surface of the coastal Delikhiste, there was a rustling silence on the ship, the faces of all travelers were concentrated and collected ... yourself in these first moments in a special and characteristic way ...
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Dolichiste appeared before me in all its striking eternal beauty... In fact, it is a rocky city. Its appearance dates back to the 5th century BC, but its archaic building structures suggest that it existed here for a very long time, possibly in the 5th century BC. it was just resettled...
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And here are the black goats, a little to the right, against the background of the processed rock.
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The ruins of Dolichiste slowly floated by...
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Stone steps carved into the rocks that once descended to the sea...
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Traces of ancient buildings...
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Portals of the ancient city...
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Gradually, these pictures of the past, miraculously preserved here, began to penetrate into my being. It's hard to convey, but when you float looking at the remains of the once large and noisy city, look after look, gradually, Dolichiste filled me with its unique charm. The city came to life, and as if it began to whisper something about itself to me, responding to the call to reveal its long and sad history and my soul, troubled for centuries...
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The city began to speak, solemnly, but with a slight sadness, about its former triumph, about the life that was seething and filling it once, its battles, victories, defeats, work. ordinary people, their joys and sorrows and about the eternal rest of being in oblivion ...
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Here in this place were the highest and largest buildings of Dolichiste.
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Stepped rock structures with masonry, most likely, were two- and three-story.
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For some reason, just looking at this photo, the word "Troy" involuntarily appeared in my mind ...
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A bright trace left by the roof, disappeared into thousand years of history, at home...
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We are sailing to the ancient port of Dolichiste...
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Under the clear sea water, flooded embankments, numerous buildings of the Dolichiste harbor begin to be guessed ...
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My reflections and immersion into the depths of history were interrupted by the unexpected appearance of an oncoming pleasure yacht...
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By the way, this is a view of the opposite shore of Kekova Bay, since we digress)
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The ancient harbor was approaching...
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It was this photo that I made a capital one and called "Steps of Time"...
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The water is very clear. In silence under the water, the ancient ship pier of Dolichiste slowly appeared ...
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A mesmerizing sight!...
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Here it is in all its glory...
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Observation windows were arranged on the yat to view the bottom, but I did not manage to remove amphorae or something similar, although something was guessed in the depths. But still, it's wonderful!...
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The harbor of Dolichiste is small, spacious and comfortable. Clear water makes it easy to peer into the flooded depths...
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Somewhere here was the Dolichiste shipyard.
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A yellow poster installed on the shore informs that the territory of the island of Kekova is protected and it is forbidden for ships to land on the shore.
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So we examined the flooded ancient city of Dolichiste. After its harbor, the lifeless rocks of Kekova go further... The yacht began to turn to the right, 180 degrees...
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Before us is the ancient harbor of Kekova. As you remember, there were four ancient cities... there, on the right, behind the hills, on the mainland, in a cozy harbor, is the modern settlement of Uchayz, where the cities of Aperlai and Teimussa once flourished. There is also a lot of interesting things, but we were not taken there, unfortunately ...)
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Directly opposite Dolihiste are the flooded ruins ancient city Simena, modern Kiliköy.
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Here, the flooded buildings resemble Dolichiste, which we have already seen.
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According to some reports, these are the remains of ancient baths.
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And in this bay is the famous Lycian sarcophagus, located in the sea ...
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