Kas Villa: About Kas

Kas is a delightful seaside town that has managed to preserve its unique charm and character despite its increasing popularity with tourists and travellers. Its stunning location on the island-studded Turkish Mediterranean coast with rugged mountains rising up from the shoreline is the stuff of dreams. The bustling harbour, where each morning fishermen sell fresh-caught seafood, and from which you can take excursions to the many surrounding islands, is lined with traditional tea gardens. Right next to the harbour the main Town Square provides a focal point where locals and tourists blend seamlessly. Fanning out from here, narrow jasmine-scented, alleys overlooked by traditional Ottoman balconies and packed with restaurants, bars, cafes and shops, await exploration.

Kas is 185 kilometres south west of Antalya and 160 kilometres south east of Dalaman. It enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot summers (average May-Sep 20-28 degrees C) and mild winters. The population of 8,000 inhabitants swells considerably during the holiday season. The 500-meter, Yatan Adam (“Sleeping Man”) mountain, overlooks the town, while across from the peninsula lies the Greek island of Meis.

In ancient times the region surrounding Kas was known as Lycia and the area is replete with tombs, relics and ruins from this and other civilisations. The amphitheatre – the only Anatolian amphitheatre facing the sea – dating from the first century BC is amazingly well preserved and seats up to 4000. It lies 500 meters to the west of the Town Square. Other significant remains are the sarcophagi strewn around the city and the 4th century BC rock tombs, which line the surrounding mountains and are illuminated at night.



		Kas is a delightful seaside town that has managed to preserve its unique charm and character despite its increasing popularity with tourists and travellers. Its stunning location on the island-studded Turkish Mediterranean coast with rugged mountains rising up from the shoreline is the stuff of dreams. The bustling harbour, where each morning fishermen sell fresh-caught seafood, and from which you can take excursions to the many surrounding islands, is lined with traditional tea gardens. Right next to the harbour the main Town Square provides a focal point where locals and tourists blend seamlessly. Fanning out from here, narrow jasmine-scented, alleys overlooked by traditional Ottoman balconies and packed with restaurants, bars, cafes and shops, await exploration. Kas is 185 kilometres south west of Antalya and 160 kilometres south east of Dalaman. It enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot summers (average May-Sep 20-28 degrees C) and mild winters. The population of 8,000 inhabitants swells considerably during the holiday season. The 500-meter, Yatan Adam (“Sleeping Man”) mountain, overlooks the town, while across from the peninsula lies the Greek island of Meis. In ancient times the region surrounding Kas was known as Lycia and the area is replete with tombs, relics and ruins from this and other civilisations. The amphitheatre – the only Anatolian amphitheatre facing the sea – dating from the first century BC is amazingly well preserved and seats up to 4000. It lies 500 meters to the west of the Town Square. Other significant remains are the sarcophagi strewn around the city and the 4th century BC rock tombs, which line the surrounding mountains and are illuminated at night.


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