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Kemer is
a made-to-order resort carved from Turkey's pristine
pine-shaded Mediterranean
coast 35km (22 miles) southwest
of Antalya (map).
Though
not as large or elaborate as Mexico's Cancún,
the principle at Kemer (keh-MEHR,
pop. 25,000) is the same: pick a favorable
seaside location with little
habitation and build a modern resort
town of white concrete buildings in
it.
With
virtually nothing to offer in the
way of quaint old buildings, photogenic
winding streets or archeological
ruins, people come to Kemer for sun
and sea.
The beaches are
mostly of large pebbles and stones,
although the ones near the yacht marina and Yörük
Parki (an anthropological
park with a Turkish nomad theme)
are of sand.
Kemer
can be a base for exploring nearby
sites like Olimpos, Phaselis, Termessos, Perge and Aspendos,
but Antalya is
more centrally located and, overall,
has more to offer.
Maps
of Kemer, Antalya & Mediterranean
Turkey
Here's a source of inexpensive
holidays in Kemer.
Distances & Travel
Times
Kas: 150
km (93 miles) SW, 3.25 hours
Antalya: 35
km (22 miles) N, 45 minutes
Olimpos: 45
km (28 miles) S, 45 minutes
Phaselis: 23
km (14 miles) S, 25 minutes
Termessos: 69
km (43 miles) N, 1.5 hours
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Turkey
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