Gerga, near Alabayir - Cine
A series of archaic funerary monument are set on a wild mountainside surrounded by untamed and beatiful lansscape. The most impressive one is built of rough-hewn slabs of stone 3 by 4 metres.
Traces of monumental sculpture (eg. a metre-wide lion's paw) lie scattered about.
The word GERGAS is carved in Greek letters on the monument. Its significance remain obscure.
How to get to Gerga: Marked turnoff to Alabayir 7km s of Cine; 14km good unpaved road to Alabayir; turn right just before village and drive 2 km to quartz mine; than walk 30min. Local guide recommended. Alternative hiking path (1 hr 45 min) from Roman Bridge 21km S of Cine, dir. Mugla
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