Olympos
Olympos is a small village in Lycia on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, next to the ruins of the Lycian / Roman city of Olympos. That in turn was named for the nearby mountain now called Tahtalı - the ancients gave the name Olympos to some two dozen prominent mountains in Turkey alone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chimaera flames.
Chimaera flames
Photo: William Neuheisel, CC BY 2.0.
Yanartaş is a geographical feature near the Olympos valley and national park in Antalya Province in southwestern Turkey. It is the site of dozens of small fires which burn constantly from vents in the rocks on the side of the mountain. Chimaera flames is situated 3½ km northwest of Olympos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Çıralı and Yazır.
Çıralı
Neighborhood
Photo: Durmuscesur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Çıralı is an agricultural village in southwest Turkey, in the Kemer district of Antalya Province. It is walking distance from the ancient ruins of Olympos and Chimaera permanent gas vents, located in the ancient Lycia region of Anatolia.
Yazır
Village
Yazır is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kumluca, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,120. Yazır is situated 5 km southwest of Olympos.
Ulupınar
Village
Ulupınar is a neighbourhood of the municipality and district of Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey. Its population is 1,315. It is situated 25 kilometres from the district centre of Kemer. Ulupınar is situated 7 km northwest of Olympos.
Olympos
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “Lycia”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Kemer, Antalya Province, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
36.40502° or 36° 24′ 18″ northLongitude
30.47399° or 30° 28′ 26″ eastElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8G8GCF4F+2HGeoNames ID
8309931
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Olympos”. Photo: Gunthram, CC BY-SA 3.0.