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Monday, May 14, 2012

Holidays in Turkey: Stepping back in time on the charming Lycian coast | Mail Online

Turkish delight: Stepping back in time on the charming Lycian coast

By Stephen Venables

PUBLISHED: 11:02 EST, 14 May 2012 | UPDATED: 11:07 EST, 14 May 2012

I meant to go to the Lycian coast in the south-west of Turkey 40 years ago but – since I was hitchhiking on a shoestring budget – got only as far as Istanbul.

That first glimpse of Ottoman splendour did initiate a growing love of the country, yet despite several visits since, I never made it to the region by the Mediterranean they also call the Turquoise Coast.

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