The protected natural and cultural wealth of Çıralı, its long beach and turquoise water, make it a perfect destination for holiday-makers from both Turkey and abroad looking for a peaceful break. Çıralı offers accomodation in a variety of small hotels and family run pensions. Here you will find some information about Çıralı the Hidden Paradise and our lovely, cosy pansion, Cesur. Greeks, Romans and Byzantines all have left fascinating traces in this bay. At the heart of Lycia, the neighbouring area is full of opportunities to discover sites of historical interests in beautiful surroundings.

Home to numerous civilisations since ancient times, Çıralı has a unique past linked to both the city of Olympos and to the mountain Chimeira (Yanartaş), the eternal flames. Important harbour of the antiquity, it was also a major place of cult and inspired Homer's tale of Bellerophon and the fire-breathing monster Khimeira.

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