The 8th stage of the
European Open Water Swimming Cup will be held at Kizkalesi on the weekend of 1 and 2 September. Men and women will compete in separate 5 kilometre races. Swimmers swimming around the castle would make a good spectacle.
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Labels: sport, turkey - mersin province - kizkalesi
The weather has been very hot recently. Thursday morning Hamdullah, Zeyni, Izzet and I caught the bus (5 YTL each way) 70 km west along the coast to Kizkalesi.
With a metre-long pide (bread) at the restaurant
The island castle of Kizkalesi (Maiden's Castle) provides the backdrop for beachgoers, swimmers, a simit (bread-ring) seller and a dog.
A family on a pedal boat enjoying the late afternoon sun. Korykos, the castle on the land in the background, used to connect with Kizkalesi in ancient times via a causeway.
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Labels: turkey - mersin province - kizkalesi
