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Zeytintaşı Cave

HistoricalPlace Category

City

Antalya

District

Manavgat

Description

Zeytintaşı Cave is located on the southern slope of Zeytinlitaş Hill southeast of Gökçeler Quarter of Akbaş village, 15 km. north of Serik district of Antalya. Zeytinlitaş Hill lies between Koca Stream, an important tributary of Köprüçay, and Gökçeler Stream in the form of a broken ridge. The cave can be reached from Serik via the Urundu-Deniz Tepesi- Kızıllar-Gökçeler-Akbaş road. At the 15th km of this stabilized road, there is a 400 m side road from Gökçeler Quarter to the east, which leads to the front of the cave. 

Zeytintaşı, which was discovered by chance through a newly opened gallery for quarrying, is a small but interesting cave covered with rich dripstones. The entrance to the cave was immediately closed and taken under protection to prevent the destruction of the dripstones inside. The inside of the cave is covered with all kinds of dripstone formations which are extremely beautiful in appearance. Especially the macaroni stalactites, which grow in every part of the cave and reach up to 0.5 m in length in places, are characteristic of the Zeytintaşı Cave. It is not possible to come across these baby stalactites, which are still developing, in every cave in our country. In addition, the ponds between the large columns make the appearance of the cave even more interesting. These features make Zeytintaşı Cave extremely suitable for tourism purposes. In addition, the wild beauty of its natural environment, its easy accessibility, its proximity to Antalya-Alanya highway and Aspendos make the cave even more valuable for tourism.

 


Short Description

Zeytintaşı Cave is located on the southern slope of Zeytinlitaş Hill southeast of Gökçeler Quarter of Akbaş village, 15 km. north of Serik district of Antalya. Zeytinlitaş Hill lies between Koca Stream, an important tributary of Köprüçay, and Gökçeler Stream in the form of a broken ridge. 


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