Landscapes of Lycia - Xanthos Valley
The Xanthos Valley is long and relatively wide for river valleys in Lycia - fifteen to twenty kilometers across for most of its length. Communication between cities in the valley was easy and this area was the political center of Lycia for much of antiquity. Four of the most important cities of Lycia were located here: Tlos, Xanthos, Pinara and Patara, most of them located on the slopes of the flanking mountain ranges.
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One of the spectacular views from the top of
the acropolis of Tlos,
looking west across the Xanthos valley. The gold
colored fields are wheat and the light
green ones are aniseed. |
Pinara, overlooking the Xanthos Valley |
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View across the valley from foothills near
Pinara |
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Xanthos Valley near Yeşilköy (near Kalkan), with a view of some greenhouses
- there are many of these in the villages and towns of the Xanthos Valley,
mainly growing tomatoes, also eggplants (aubergines) and cucumbers. |
Xanthos Valley
along the Fethiye-Kalkan highway
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The valley along the Fethiye-Kalkan highway
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Xanthos River (Eşen Çay) near
Kınık,
at the base of
Xanthos' acropolis.
The river empties into an estuary at nearby
Patara Beach. Back to the Photo Gallery List
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