Cirali Guide

Antalya Yanartaş (Chimera) is a mountain where you will open the door to legends while climbing the burning rocks. Ignited by the gas leaking from the underground, Yanartaş is the cradle of many legends in Çıralı.    

Chimera, a giant creature described as “a lion in front, a snake in the back and a goat in the middle” on the upper side of Çıralı.  When the flame-spewing Chimera terrorized Lycia, Bellerophontes jumped on his winged horse Pegasus and rushed to punish the monster. Chimera was defeated by the valiant Bellerophontes on this mountain. He disappeared from the earth, spewing flames from his mouth, which resembled a volcano crater.  Bellerophontes erected an altar to the goddess Athena to commemorate his death, but no matter what he did, he could not extinguish the flames. Now it burns unabated in summer and winter. This is the story of the stones that have been burning for 4000 years.    

Once one of the most important port cities of Lycia, Olympos is now a sad city surrounded by laurel trees. Çıralı is one of the most natural and untouched virgin beaches of the Mediterranean. In front of you is the most beautiful blue sea and behind you are the Tahtalı Mountains, which resemble a unique tropical forest. The end of the beach, the ancient Lycian ruins of Olympos. Hidden in the forest covered with vines where the creek meets the sea, it is a mystery to be discovered scattered on both sides of the creek. You can reach it in about 5 minutes on foot.

While you are in Çıralı, it would be nice to have an interesting experience. If you are a true nature and animal lover, there are many cute caretta carettas in Çıralı ready to make you a parent.
    

Çıralı Beach is one of the spawning grounds of caretta carettas, a type of sea turtle. Unfortunately, the loggerhead turtles, which come here every year to breed across the oceans, are now endangered due to human activities. If you want to support the survival of these lovely animals, you can donate to WWF Turkey's “Adopt a Sea Turtle” campaign.

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