Çıralı is a beachside village comprising predominantly bungalows in woods, behind the beach, protected by strict planning regulations. It has something of a 1980s backpacker feel to it, although our hotel was more modern, family run and boutique in style.
At the end of the beach and at the foot of steep mountains, are the ruins of Olympos, a major Lycian city. Three kilometres away are the legendary flames of Chimaera which have burned for hundreds of years as a result of natural methane gas from the rocks. Unfortunately we will have to visit Chimaera next time as a rare, but heavy, storm kept us away.
Shilli-Fully Travels 