Kas
Kas is a district of one
of the world’s leading tourism center Antalya. Population in the city center is
around 10k people. Kas located 200 km far from antalya , 100 km from fethiye
and 25 km from Kalkan . Greek island called Megisti is just miles away from Kas
district.
The antique name of kas
was Anthiphellos . Antiphellos was located in a strategic position which
connects the Karian and lycian civilizations, beside site was also an important
port for trading.
The ancient site was an eparchy center during the roman and
byzantium periods.
Kas mostly inhabited by
people from greek origin however they immigrated to greece in the
population exchange 1923 after the Greco
Turkish war.
Kas has been a small
village untill 1990’s . Kas has been
improving and popularity increasing with it is nature , beaches, family atmosphere and numerous
facilities can be done in the district.
How to get Kas ?
Direct Buses are available
from istanbul and izmir to kas and the distance to get kas from istanbul is
almost 900 km which is app. 15
hours and 7-8 hours from izmir.
Antalya and Dalaman
airports are 2-3 hours far from kas. Regular buses are also available every
hours to Antalya , Kalkan and Fethiye.
2 Beaches in kas city
center called small and big pebbled
beaches re available for visitors. Small pebbled beach is more popular and in 5
minutes walking distance to kas city center is an public beach. Big pebbled
beach is 20 minutes far from the city center relativeley less preferred.
There are not too many
restaurant or accomodation places in Kas however quality and service is good in
some . Here are my recommendations for Kas district.
Hotels in Kas Restaurants in Kas
Hideaway Sultan
Garden Restaurant
Hotel Kayahan Seckin
Restaurant
Club Capa Akropol
Restaurant
Aqua Princess Hotel Chinese
Restaurant