10 NATURAL BEAUTİES İN MERSİN
1)GİLİNDİRE OR AYNALI GÖL CAVE
This beatiful cave located in 7.5 km southeast of Aydıncık district, between Sancak Cape and Kurtini Creek.Gilindire Cave with a total length of 555 metres is a horizontally developed cave.
There is also a large lake with a width of 18-30, a length of 140 and a depth of 5 - 47 metres.
2)HEAVEN AND HELL (KORYKİON-ANTRON)
Heaven and Hell Sinkholes is located in Silifke District, very close to the Taurus Mountains.
mouth of the Cennet Sinkhole has an elliptical width of 250 metres by 110 metres and a depth of 135 metres. The descent is made by a staircase with an average of 450 steps.. There is a church at the entrance of the cave. It is written at the entrance of the cave that this church was built Paulus for the Virgin Mary.
If you approach the end point of the 450-step staircase, you will be greeted by the temple of Zeus, which dates back to the Hellenistic period.
There is a Hell section 75 metres north of the Paradise section. Its depth is 110 metres. Since it has concave side surfaces, it cannot be descended and ascended. Only mountaineers can enter the Hellhole with their equipment.
3)GOKSU DELTA
If you like bird watching, Göksu Delta is a natural beauty for you.
Göksu Delta is of great importance in terms of natural life. It is one of the rare places that has managed to preserve its natural structure. Most bird species feed, winter and stay in the Göksu Delta.
It has been determined that a total of 332 bird species have come to the Göksu Delta so far. It is considered as the most observed number in the wetland.
4)LİMONLU STREAM
Limonlu Stream located in Erdemli district in Mersin.The stream flowing into the Mediterranean Sea is formed by the merger of Eldilek and Aksıfat streams.Although the stream forms deep canyons, karstic rocks form a large part of the area. The area also has rich cultural values due to being home to more than one civilisation.
5)TARSUS WATERFALL
Tarsus Waterfall is a waterfall located on Berdan Stream (Kydnos) in the north of Tarsus district of Mersin.
While its bed was changed by the Byzantine emperor Justinian (527-565 AD), it turned into a wide and high cascade in the necropolis area, which was actually used until the end of the Roman Period. As a result of this work carried out to protect the city from floods, the water that flows from the conglomerate rocks at a height of about 15 metres today reaches its highest flow rate with the melting of snow, especially in winter and spring.
6)BOGSAK BAY
Boğsak Bay is the beach of Boğsak Village of Taşucu. This beach with İncekumu and small pebbles has a clean air with its blue flagged sea. Boğsak Island, located directly opposite Boğsak Bay, is a natural breakwater.
7)ADAMKAYALAR
The most recurring figures in the hillside compositions of the Adamkayalar reliefs in eleven different frames are those belonging to the four dead feast scenes. In these scenes, the dead are shown either alone or with their wives and sons. In the Adamkayalar reliefs, the sons of the dead and two male reliefs are carved as soldiers. Among these reliefs, near the centre of the slope where the feast of the dead takes place, there is an altar stone just above the level of the platform below and a composition consisting of an altar stone with a man on the left, a woman on the right and five steps carved into the rock for a seated ritual on the right of this figure.
8)KAYACI VALLEY
Kayacı Valley is located within the borders of Erdemli district. The valley, which has a peaceful atmosphere with its greenery, also impresses with its Limonlu Stream. While walks can be taken in Kayacı Valley, it is also used as a picnic area.
9)ILSU WATERFALL
ILISU WATERFALL It has a high flow rate of water and creates an incredible view by pouring from a height of 70 metres. Located in Gülnar district of Mersin
10)NARLIKUYU VİLLAGE
Narlıkuyu, one of Mersin's must-see holiday paradises, is a quiet and peaceful old fishing village on the Mediterranean coast. The town, which is 85 kilometres away from the centre of Mersin, is one of the most popular places to go for a day trip with its fishing restaurants lined up in its small harbour, charming boutique hotels, blue flag beaches and country gardens.
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