One of the most romantic Mountains is Mount Olympos, Turkey, which is better known under the name Tahtalı. Mount Tahtali is a business card of Kemer. It is part of the mountain range of western Taurus. It is the highest peak of the Olympos National Park.
The park has a territory occupied by tens of thousands of hectares. The nature of the national park, fenced off a strong ridge of mainland Turkey, unique in its primitiveness. The flora in the park consists of three well-defined zones: alpine meadows, pine coastal and mountain pine forests, which found in abundance wild boar and turtles, and in more remote areas of the settlements can be found foxes, wolves, hyenas, jackals, lynx and wild goats.
Tahtalı located near one of the favorite places for swimming and relaxation, close to the tourist center - the city of Antalya. It is the second highest peak in the area of Olympos - Beydaglari - National Park and regally stands between Antalya and Finike as the dominant peak in the mountain range Beydaglari. You can see it from almost anywhere in Kemer, on top of that, it is perfectly visible from the sea.
Mountain shrouded in many legends. In one of them tells that banished to Lycia hero Bellerophon killed Chimera - a monster with the head of a lion, the body of a goat and the tail of a snake with his dart and threw it into the Mount Olympos, and since then it breaks out the flames, 365 days a year. Of course, geologists have their own explanations on the matter, but it does not affect the fact of history, as it is this ancient mountain mentioned by Homer in the "Iliad."
Mount Tahtali is famous for a special funicular lifts, which Turks call "teleferik", which stretches from the shores of the sea but tops Tahtalı . The spectacular rise of the mountain using teleferika turns dreams into reality and brings to life the slogan "From the sea to the sky" . Funicular, raising tourists almost to its apex, at the height of two thousand three hundred sixty-five meters above sea level, is the main attraction of modern Antalya . From the observation deck in good weather you can admire the panorama of the coast, opening for many kilometers around - from Finike to Side . We design and manufacture a cable car in Switzerland, which indicates the highest level of its reliability . More may be noted that Mount Olympos-Tahtalı is known, which is the highest peak in the world that is so close to the coast, and she cableway on Mount Tahtali - Europe's first cable car in length and the second longest in the world .
At the bottom of the station, whose height is 726 meters above sea level, it is carried out landing passengers. Prior to this site can be reached by rental car or by bus. It is located about fifty kilometers from Antalya. Tourists here can visit the petting zoo or a snack at a local cafe.
The upper station - a thorough three-story building, which, along with lounges and arrival is another two restaurants (the restaurant terrace and panoramic), souvenir shops and the very observation deck, located on the roof of the building with views in 360º. Stunning views of the mountain range, the sea surface and coast opens from the top station. From here you can see Kemer and adjacent villages - Camyuva Tekirova and even in cloudy weather. More on this station, you can buy hiking through the mountains and see the evening shows, arranged by prior arrangement for groups.
Sam continues to rise in twelve minutes, for which stall the cable car, moving at a speed of about ten meters per second, the time to overcome four kilometers three hundred fifty meters along the hillside. Cableway Tahtalı uniquely combines two classic holiday goal: the mountains and the sea.
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