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Walking the St Paul’s Trail<\/span><\/h3>\n

The south coast of Turkey is lapped by the Mediterranean, and we will walk alongside this sea via coastal paths from Antalya, almost to the point where the Mediterranean meets the Aegean.\u00a0 Walking the St Paul’s Trail.<\/p>\n

Parallel to the Mediterranean lie the Taurus Mountains<\/a>, which give us many canyons to explore, following ancient routes through the wild countryside.<\/p>\n

Walks and swimming follow each other as we proceed along our journey.<\/p>\n

For more than 3000 years successive civilizations have left their mark on this country, and we will visit substantial ancient remains throughout this voyage.<\/p>\n

We will take you by surprise with the mythical, yet also real, Chimaera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We will stay by the sea, or in villages in the mountains, sometimes in people\u2019s homes, in the hope that this will lead you to a slightly better understanding of this mysterious region of Turkey.\u00a0Walking the St Paul’s Trail.<\/span><\/p>\n

The program has been carefully planned to allow you, in only two weeks, to experience the mountains and the seaside, to walk and relax, to encounter the past, and thus better understand the present.<\/p>\n

A Short History of SELGE. <\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

During the Hellenistic period, (which means from the departure of Alexander the Great in 333 BC, his victories over the Persians, right up until the start of the Roman Empire which followed his from around 150 BC onwards, when Greece became a Roman colony) the Greek name of this town was ZERK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Following the victory of the Romans over the Greek Empire, the town took the name of SELGE.<\/strong> The name stayed the same throughout the time of the Roman Empire (from 150 BC to 330 AD when Byzantium replaced Rome), throughout the Byzantine era (from 330, the date when Emperor Constantine not only decided that Byzantium should be the ‘New Rome’ but also chose monotheism (Christianity) to replace the polytheism of the Romans, until 1453 when the Ottoman Turks defeated the remaining Byzantines by conquering Constantinople). The name continued to be used during the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 when Constantinople was taken and became known as Istanbul, until 1923 when the Ottoman Empire officially ended and the modern Republic of Turkey was created by Kemal ATAT\u00dcRK).<\/p>\n

Since 1923 the village, ruined by earthquakes and severely disadvantaged by its physical isolation, has become a lost village. It has an official Turkish name of \u00ab\u00a0Altinkaya\u00a0<\/strong>\u00bb. Just under 1000 people lived here in 2010, with many people having left for the bright lights of the big cities, and a few having gone elsewhere due to the ecological damage being experienced in the countryside and the mountains. Lacking in services, without even a shop, isolated, with no clear central point, it would seem as if the village has given up.\u00a0\u00a0 Teachers are not at all keen to come to live and teach here (in 2010 there were 2 for around 50 school children) and they refuse to stay for more than one year.<\/p>\n

However, somehow the village limps along and is still known as SELGE<\/strong> a name it has had for over 2,100 years\u00a0!<\/p>\n

We leave on foot and walk towards BOSBURUN mountain.<\/p>\n

This first walk will be five hours<\/u>\u00a0 and overall we will go up (in other words we will have a gain in elevation of) 600 metres<\/u>. We will walk for 3h1\/2 before taking a break for a picnic lunch; followed by a short siesta and then another 1h1\/2 walking.<\/p>\n

Our start takes us past the vestiges of the Temple of Zeus. Then we reach our path which is millenia old, complete with traces of the Romans, and goes slowly up towards the West surrounded by rocks. After about an hour we will come to a pine forest from which there is an excellent view. Behind us to the South we see the Mediterranean\u00a0; and everywhere surrounding SELGE are heavily wooded valleys.<\/p>\n

We continue along our delightful route, rising slowly up the west flank of the hill, the sun at our backs. We reach the top of a hill where there is an abandoned shepherd’s hut. Time to think about the causes of this abandonment of the countryside and the mountains….<\/p>\n

Again we carry on for another half hour’s easy climb in the shade of the pines, then we cross a flat space on the side of the hill towards the whitish mass of BOSBORUN in the North. We have now finished going up on this walk having gained 600m in elevation.<\/p>\n

On arrival at the summit plateau we will have a superb view of BOSBORUN, imposing yet arid, and of the verdant valleys which surround the mountain.<\/p>\n

We are now walking across a carpet of wild thyme and oregano: you should pick some to take home for herbal drinks and to flavour stews in the winter! You can look at photos of your holiday in Turkey whilst digesting the flavour !<\/p>\n

And speaking of stews, it is now time for our picnic. We will go down across a meadow to a natural spring, in the shade of pines and wild fruit trees (apples, cherries, nuts) no doubt planted by an ancient shepherd and eat gazing at the face of Bosborun, so clear you feel you can touch it.<\/p>\n

As we are concermed about your health, and also subscribe to the tenets of Responsible Tourism, <\/u><\/strong>we have replaced old favourites such as chocolate bars and cakes, purveyors of bad fats and instant sugar hits, and the root cause of many illnesses, with simple fruits<\/strong>. Fresh fruit to end the meal. And dried fruits for snacks during our walks. Turkey is a country of excellent fruits, but it grows neither cocoa beans nor sugar cane\u00a0! Thus we are supporting the local economy and at the same time preserving your health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And you can eat heartily at breakfast, at our picnic lunches and at dinner in the evening, knowing that you are improving your health not only through the exercise of walking, but also by the very foods that you are eating.<\/p>\n

A short siesta will provide the perfect conclusion to our picnic in this enchanting place.<\/p>\n

After our siesta we continue to walk through the undergrowth to the South, the bottom of the valley, and we get closer to Bosburun, then we gradually descend its southern reaches through a valley where herbs grow surrounded by trees. It has taken us one and a half hours to reach this meadow which has a magical name: \u00abAltin\u00e7ukur\u00bb in Turkish which means \u00abThe Golden Bath\u00bb. We are now at 1550m\u00a0 of altitude.<\/p>\n

Here there is no sound, nothing to distract your eyes and ears.<\/p>\n

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Our minibus will be waiting at Altncukur for the \u00bd h drive down to our lodge in Kopru. D\u00eenner and stay the night next to the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Included<\/td>\n\n
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    • .<\/span>All transfer and necessary transportation.<\/li>\n
    • .<\/span>A specialist English-speaking guide<\/li>\n
    • .<\/span>Accommodation : Good hotels in towns, comfortable guest houses and home stays<\/li>\n
    • .<\/span>Transportation of luggage by road while you walk<\/li>\n
    • .<\/span>Meals and picnics during the walking tour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  • .<\/span>Multi-risk travel insurance<\/li>\n
  • .<\/span>Personal spending and drinks<\/li>\n
  • .<\/span>Domestic and \u0130nternationel Flights<\/li>\n
  • .<\/span>Entry fees for museums and historic sites<\/li>\n
  • .<\/span>Meals in Antalya<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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