Wednesday 15 May 2013

Lycian rock hewn tombs of Dalyan



My watercolour sketch from 1994


Toot and I last visited Turkey in 1994 and we had quite forgotten how beautiful Lycia and the 'Turquoise Coast' are!

The area is not only beautiful but also home to antiquities that go back as far as the Bronze Age.

Yesterday, Toot had to go into our loft and whilst there, she came across my watercolour sketch of one of the Dalyan tombs which had been cut from the cliff more than 300 years before the birth of Christ.

Much of the ruins in this area are in wonderful condition and quite astoundingly complete considering their great age!






Lycian rock cut tombs of Dalyan, Anatolia

Credits: photo Wikipedia

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