Kemer walking tour & city guide

Town, marina and beaches

Kemer's center is compact and largely pedestrian, with a clock tower, shopping streets and a palm-shaded promenade along the sea. Moonlight Park, on a small headland by the marina, has lawns, pine trees and a sandy beach, and the marina itself is lined with yachts and boats offering coastal trips.

The main beach is made of pebbles and clear water, with the Taurus Mountains as a backdrop. The neighboring villages of Beldibi, Göynük, Kiriş and Çamyuva each have their own beaches, with Göynük also known for its canyon.

Ruins and mountains

South of town, the ancient city of Phaselis has three natural harbors, a colonnaded street and an aqueduct set among pine woods by the sea. Further on, Olympos is a valley of overgrown ruins leading to a beach, and above it the flames of the Chimaera burn from the rocks of the hillside.

A cable car climbs to the summit of Mount Tahtalı, more than 2,300 meters high, giving a view that stretches along the whole coast. The Lycian Way, a long-distance hiking trail, passes through these hills.

A walk around Kemer

Start at the clock tower and wander the shopping streets to the seafront, then follow the promenade to the marina and on into Moonlight Park. Return along the beach to the center. The loop is about three kilometers, flat and easy, and the evening light on the mountains makes it best toward sunset.