Kaputaş Beach

The route of the highway project planned in the western districts of Antalya, Kaş and Demre, have caused controversy. The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the highway project, which is to affect historical and natural areas such as Kekova, Myra, and Andriake Kaputaş Canyon rock tombs, states that more than 66,000 trees on the route will be cut down.

The Mediterranean waters off Kaputaş Beach's coast, located some 20 kilometers from Kaş in the southern province of Antalya, have turned turquoise due to a recent rainfall. (AA Photo)

From Faralya in Fethiye to Antalya, the Lycian Way never fails to astound the traveler. Boasting some of Turkey's most impressive scenery, the Lycian Way - a flagged trekking route that is the brainchild of English explorer Kate Clow -connects 23 cities from the Lycian civilization along southwest Anatolia's Mediterranean coast.