There are enough signs and trail markings on the Lycian Way, the 509-kilometer seaside-and-mountain path that meanders from Fethiye to Anatalya in southern Turkey, that it’s impossible to get lost for too long.
Who could go wrong with all this advice?
A clearly marked kick-off to the Lycian Way near Fethiye.
Cross this bridge and the sign will tell you the distance to Myra or Üçağız.
Typical Lycian Way signs and path markings.
A sign in a village.
Follow the red-and-white road.
This sign reads “WELCOME TO THE OTHER SIDE!!”
One rare but important sign is “WC.”
About Joel
Joel Stratte-McClure has been a global trekker since the 1970s. He lived in France for over 30 years, working as a journalist, before he turned his attention to a unique life-time-project of walking the shores of the Mediterranean. The first 4,401 kilometers are explored in his inspirational and entertaining first book "The Idiot and the Odyssey: Walking the Mediterranean." The next 4,401 kilometers are covered in the gods-filled sequel, "The Idiot and the Odyssey II: Myth, Madness and Magic on the Mediterranean,” published on Valentine's Day 2013. The last 4,401 kilometers will be discussed in the last book of the trilogy currently entitled "The Idiot and the Odyssey III: Alexander the Great Walks the Mediterranean."
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