Phaselis
A Greek and Roman city on the Lycian coast, 16 km south of Kemer, between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park. Its ruins run through pine woods down to three small harbours, and many visitors arrive by yacht.
- Where
- Kemer, Antalya, Türkiye
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 36.5228, 30.5490
Get the Phaselis stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Phaselis. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Antalya volume with your photos and a note.
Near Phaselis
Yanartaş 13 km
A rocky hillside above Çıralı where gas seeps from the ground and burns in small flames that never go out. Ancient Lycia knew it as Mount Chimaera, and some ancient writers saw it as the source of the myth of the fire-breathing Chimera.
Olympos 16 km
An ancient Lycian port whose ruins line both banks of a creek running through a deep, wooded valley to the sea. It was one of the six leading cities of the Lycian League and flourished again in the 5th century as a bishopric.
Antalya Museum 42 km
One of Turkey's largest museums, with 13 exhibition halls and an open-air gallery telling the story of Pamphylia and the Mediterranean coast. Its marble statues from nearby Perge are the highlight for most visitors.
Düden Waterfalls 42 km
Two waterfalls on the Düden River on the edge of Antalya. The upper falls lie in a shaded park, while the lower falls pour straight off the cliffs into the Mediterranean, best seen from a boat.
Kaleiçi 42 km
The old heart of Antalya, still enclosed by its ancient walls and running down to the old harbour. Narrow lanes of Ottoman houses lead past Hadrian's Gate, a Roman triple arch, to the boats moored below the cliffs.
Termessos 52 km
A Pisidian city built about 1000 metres up in the Taurus Mountains, 17 km north-west of Antalya. Its theatre perches on the edge of a drop, and the ruins are scattered through pine forest on the slopes of Güllük Dağı.
Perge 56 km
The ruins of a Greek city of Pamphylia that later became a Roman provincial capital, 15 km east of Antalya. A long colonnaded street, a stadium and the towers of its Hellenistic gate still mark out the old town.
Myra 58 km
A Lycian city on a fertile plain at what is now Demre, later Hellenised and ruled by Rome. Its cliff face is carved with house-like rock tombs above a Roman theatre, and Saint Nicholas was its bishop.
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Questions
Where is Phaselis?
Phaselis is in Kemer, Antalya, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Yanartaş (13 km), Olympos (16 km), Antalya Museum (42 km).
How do I get the Phaselis stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Phaselis and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Antalya volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Phaselis before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Antalya volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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