Kash that Antiphellos. Description and characterization.

Kaş is a small seaside town located in the southwestern part of Turkey on the coast of Antalya. Kas is surrounded on all sides by beautiful mountains, descending to the sea. The western European part of the town is a peninsula covered with greenery and flowers. Resort visitors are attracted by the cleanest sandy beaches and wild nature.

Despite the fact that Kaş belongs to the most fashionable resorts of the “Turkish Riviera”. It has long felt a significantly smaller influx of vacationers than other tourist towns in the area. That is why it is a favorite among the adorers of quiet family vacations and extreme sports. In Kasha there are all conditions for diving, yachting, deep-sea fishing.

Where is Kash?

The closest airport to the town is the airportDalaman(150 km - about 3 hours) and Antalya (185 km). They are connected to Kaş by suburban flights. There is a stable passenger bus service between Kaş and Antalya.IzmirIstanbul, Ankara. These trips are realized, as a rule, at night. Therefore, despite the long travel time, they are not exhausting for passengers.

Is it hot in Kasha?

Kaş is influenced by the Mediterranean climate with warm, humid winters and hot summers. The tourist season starts in early April, when the water in the sea heats up to +21 -23°C. It ends at the end of August. It ends at the end of August. From September comes the “velvet” season, which lasts until mid-November. At this time, the air temperature drops to +28°C, while the water temperature remains at the same level. The hottest months are July and August, when the thermometer column rises to +34°C. High mountains shield Kash from cold winds, so even in winter the temperature does not fall below +10°C.

A brief history of Kash.

In Turkish, Kaş means “eyebrow” and in fact, from a bird's eye view, the town takes on the configuration of an arched eyebrow. Kash has an ancient history. It was built in the IV century BC by the Hellenes, as part of the ancient settlement of Fellos, standing on the back side of the bay. Due to its location, it acquired the name Antiphellos, which translates as “opposite Fellos”.

The results of the findings show that the ancient Antiphellos was a tiny place, the number of inhabitants in which did not exceed the population of the present Kash (nowadays the town has about 5 thousand people). In ancient Greek times it played the function of a transportation port between the big cities of the Mediterranean coast. Antiphellos reached its apotheosis during the Hellenic rule.