Tourexpi
The
pioneering British author who discovered and trailblazed the historical Lycian
Way hiking trail in the southwestern Turkish province of Mugla is now living
her life in a calm village and working to find new routes to enrich tourism in
the Aegean province.
The
Lycian Way was conceived in 1989 by Kate Clow, and with the sponsorship of a
private bank, early road markings and direction signs were installed. Clow
published a groundbreaking guidebook describing the route.
The
entire historical Lycian Way was discovered in 1999, which bolstered the
profile of Mugla and the hiking trail.
Clow,
77, settled three years ago in a neighborhood in the eastern municipality of
Seydikemer in Mugla, home to the ancient city of Sidyma.
She
is still working to promote the Lycian Way trail and identify new routes that
are known to locals but are not yet recorded on maps.
Clow
told Anadolu that she works with groups for the protection and promotion of
Türkiye’s hiking routes and historical monuments.
Bored
with city life, Clow said she moved to a small village house in Dodurga in
Seydikemer, “a Lycian settlement dating back to ancient times, marked with
Roman tombs” and tombs of kings adorned with various paintings, among the
graves of others. The city existed until the Byzantine era, she said.
Clow
said that some six Roman roads converge in Dodurga, which she is on the way to
fully discovering. She said she and her associates discovered a hiking trail
from Dodurga to the ancient city of Xanthos, and the new route is open to the
public.
As
for renovation of the Lycian Way, Clow said these efforts will continue in the
future with sponsors.
The
hiking trail is easier to walk in early spring and it offers accommodation and
camping areas, as well as traditional food, she said.
Clow
stated that the Lycian Way was only 509 kilometers (316 miles) long when it was
first discovered but that now, with the new routes, it spans a full 760
kilometers (472 miles).
She
added that about 30,000 people, mostly foreign tourists, walk the Lycian Way
every year.
Image
Credit: © AA
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