Olympos is a backpacker favourite on the Lycian coast of Turkey, set in a forested valley that runs down to a long pebble beach. The ruins of ancient Olympos — Lycian tombs, a Roman theatre, bath houses — are scattered through the undergrowth along the stream, giving the place an Indiana Jones atmosphere.
The famous treehouses (bungalows built on stilts among the trees) are the signature accommodation, though standards vary widely. The beach itself is beautiful, backed by steep wooded cliffs on both sides, and the quieter end of the strand at Çıralı is a loggerhead sea turtle nesting site. At night, many visitors hike up to the Chimaera — natural gas flames that have burned from the mountainside since antiquity. Olympos also sits on the Lycian Way, a 540 km long-distance coastal trail that makes the surrounding pine ridges easy to explore.
Olympos is about 80 km southwest of Antalya and can be reached by minibus from the main coast road.