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Located 80 km (50 miles) southwest
of Antalya on
Turkey's Mediterranean
coast not far from Phaselis (map), Çirali is
a village set 7 km (4 miles) off the
D400 highway among pines, citrus orchards
and farmers' fields (map).
It shares
a pristine little beach (photos)
and atmospheric Roman ruins with
the nearby village of Olimpos,
but Çirali is most famous
for
the Chimera (Yanartas),
a natural eternal
flame located on a mountainside
at the north end of Çirali village.
In ancient times, the Chimera was
easily visible by mariners at sea,
but today it has dwindled to a series
of small flames, a less impressive
but still remarkable
natural phenomenon. More...
The best way to visit Çirali is
by car because
it's 7 km (4.4 miles) south of the
coastal D400 highway. If you're going
by bus from
the north (Antalya, Kemer, Phaselis)
or from the west (Kas, Kalkan, Demre)
you should ask the driver to
let you off at the road to Çirali,
which he may well confuse with
the road to Olimpos only
one km farther along on the highway
(map).
Make sure he gets it right.
In summer, dolmush minibuses usually
wait at the Çirali junction
to shuttle travelers to Çirali
village
for about TL5
per person.
Maps
of Mediterranean Turkey
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Above, a
stream runs through the rocky Olimpos
Valley to Olimpos Beach, below.
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