Saklıkent
Saklıkent
Floating Fish Restaurants
The Saklıkent Gorge, a
spectacular canyon cut into slopes of the Akdağlar
Mountains, is certainly the most dramatic geological formation in the
Xanthos valley. The canyon is 18km long and so steep and narrow that the
sun doesn't penetrate, making the water icy cold. Saklı
kent actually means "hidden city". In the rocks, which rise to height of
600 meters, a total of 16 caves have been discovered which have been used
by prehistoric man.
At the mouth of the gorge, there is a wooden
boardwalk above the river. Restaurants built on wooden platforms
suspended above the cascades offer freshwater trout.
The whole setting at Saklı kent
after a complete day of sightseeing in the burning sun, was indeed the
pleasure of a lifetime.
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