Teaspoon67

This area is on the World Heritage Propossed list. It is amazing to think the whole tunnel was carved by hand thousand of years ago. Impossible straight walls thru solid rock. The burial area is all very interesting. One of the best I have seen, even better than Cappadocia and Mardin. There is a fee of 8 tl or you can use your Muse Kart to get in. There are also locals selling home made olive oil soap, pomegranate syrup, herbs, etc. on the path. Make sure you wear sturdy shoes and bring a flashlight. Also, if you continue along the road past the entrance for a few kilometers there are stands selling fresh fish sandwiches which are delicious for 10 tl including a drink. You can sit and watch the waves while you eat. DON't expect to take the coastal road back to Iskenderun unless you have a four wheel drive as the road is washed out.

suekansas1

The Romans decided to divert a river,, so slaves cut a channel along and through the rock for nearly a mile.. The project started around 69-79 AD and was continued during Emperor Titus reign in 79-81 AD. By hiking back to this tunnel you will also have the opportunity to see ancient Seleucia. In 301 BC Seleucia was a port for Antioch (now Antakya). The apostle Peter chose this locale for his first mission to the Gentiles, and his converts in Antioch were the first group to go by the name Christians.

TubaKoseogluOkcu

This tunnel dates back to 69, created by human force only. It's about 1.4 kilometers and it was created by the effort of slaves in order to divert the river. It's really amazing to see what humans can achieve, though it's hard to imagine how it has been done. Walking through it is possible only at the first couple of meters as it's quite slippery today. The path next to it leads to "Be?ikli Cave" which is a rock cemetery. On the way, there are villagers who are selling water, fresh fruits (in our case it was tangerines as our trip took place in early November), handcrafts, olives etc. Especially the fruits help a lot during the long and hilly walk. The view of Mediterranean Sea from the top is stunning. Once you're in the area, you should not miss this place which combines history and nature.

PNRR

If you go to Antakya you should definitely see this place. The nature here is amazing.

aguvenis

Titius and Vespanius tunnel, is an acient tunnel, cut through and along the rock, about a mile long, to divert the river bed that was flooding the region which was then serving as the harbor of Antioch. The construction started during the reign of Roman Emperor Vespanius (69-76 Ad) and continued in Emperor Titius reign. It is said that thousands of slaves ( then jewish) were used in construction. Currently the tunnel is dry. There also is a very elegant Roman bridge on the aqueduct.Even though the site is not very well organized ( poor explanations), need some jumping and climbing , the trip is well worth to seefor what can be done by human hand . The region also houses the tombs, of Roman officers and their families , Be?ikli Magrasi .You can drive from Antakya or may ask for a bus tour from the city. There is a parking lot and there is an entrance fee, part of the site is easy to walk but you need to wear sneakers to climb and jump where needed. Open air attraction beware of sun in summer time and wear hat and sun screen . There is cafe outside the parking lot on the beach for a light meal, coffee or drinks.

357kadird

t¨¹neller ?ok g¨¹zel uzunca bir y¨¹r¨¹y¨¹? parkuru var yol ¨¹st¨¹nde k?y ¨¹r¨¹nleri alabilece?iniz yerler var Antakya'ya gelip g?rmeden d?n¨¹lmemesi gereken bir yer

tolgaz720

Tunel kendisinin guneyinde kalan ve su anda kumsal altinda kalmis olan tarihi limanin su ve aluvyon bask?nlar?ndan korumak icin suyun y?n¨¹n¨¹ kuzeye cevirmek i?in yapilmis bir yapi. Yaklasik 150 metrelik tamamen kapali bir tunel ve 1 kilometreye yakin ustu acik 10 metre kadar derinlikteki kayaya oyulmus su yolundan olusuyor. Tunelin diger ucuna gecildiginde yeterince kondusyonunuz ve sabriniz varsa tirmanmaya devam ederek yuzulebilecek derinlikte fakat biraz camurlu dogal bir havuza ulasiyor.

18j_ns

Tahle pam¨¢tka kter¨¢ je i na seznamu Unesco byla vybudov¨¢na za dob ?¨ªmsk¨¦ho imp¨¦ria na odklon¨§n¨ª vody st¨¦kaj¨ªc¨ª z kopc? a sp?sobuj¨ªc¨ª z¨¢plavy v p?¨ªstavu. Tunel je masivn¨ª a jist¨§ dalo pr¨¢ci vybudovat ho. Dejte si ale pozor na obud jeliko? je v n¨§m velice kluzko. Mus¨ªte dorazit do vesnice Cevlik, tam u? tunel hravo najdete. Zaplat¨ªte 5 TL a pokra?ujete korytem. Dostanete se k mal¨¦mu ale velice hezk¨¦mu mostu. Vyd¨¢te li se na doleva, dojdete k tunelu. Nezapome¨¾te si u v?chodu z Tunelu v?imnou n¨¢pis vytesan? ?¨ªmany do skl¨¢y. Vyd¨¢te li se doprava doraz¨ªte k velice zaj¨ªmav?m hrobk¨¢m v Besikli. Pod¨¦l chodn¨ªku tu m¨ªstn¨ª prod¨¢vaj¨ª r?zn¨¦ produkty. Je zde potkat skute?n¨§ hodn¨§ turist? na to jak je toto m¨ªsto odlehl¨¦.

ali_ang2014

Titus t¨¹nelini bulmakda biraz zorlanabilirsiniz. Haritalara ve navigasyona g¨¹venmektense yolda rastlad???n?z ki?ilere sorman?z? tavsiye ederim. ?ncelikle halk ?ok canayak?n. Benim sordu?um herkes ?ok yard?mseverdi. T¨¹nele ilk giri?te "Bu muymu??" dedirtiyor. Ama gezerken hi? s?k?lm?yorsunuz. S?k s?k seyir alanlar? olu?turulmu? ve buralarda rahatl?kla oturup deniz ve da? manzaras?n? seyredebiliyorsunuz. Burdan m? gitsek burdan m? diye diye birka? ??kmaz yolla kar??la??lsa da i?in zevki burda ba?l?yor. Kaya mezarlar?na kavu?tuktan sonra geri d?n¨¹p t¨¹nelin son k?sm?n? ge?mek gayet zevkliydi. Ama her girdi?iniz yolda acaba geri mi d?nsek diyorsunuz. D?nmeyin ve devam edin. Heryerini gezerseniz ¨¹? d?rt kilometre yol y¨¹r¨¹yorsunuz. ?imdiden iyi e?lenceler. Bu arada t¨¹nel rahatl?kla ge?ilebiliyor. Korkmadan devam edin.

929emreb

Oncelikle biz yerini zor buldugumuz icin burada tarif edeyim. Samandagi gecip ?evlik tabelasini takip ediyorsunuz. Denize vardiginizda sagda tabelasini goreceksiniz. Kaya mezarlar ve tunel her yerde gorulebilecek turden degil. Bakimsiz ve korunaksiz olmasi ise kultur bakanliginin ayibi. Gidis gelis 1km kadar yuruyus gerektiriyor hazirlikli olun.

AzizI639

hatay belediyesi bize otob¨¹s tahsis etti ve buraya geldik baya?? tepede t¨¹m Antakya manzaras? olan kaya mezarlar?n?n bulundu?u bir alan ?ehirden 1 saat uzakl?kta.

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sezgin_turkcan

may?s 2014 teki ziyaretimizde tripadvisordan ald???m?z referansla gitti?imiz bir yer o b?lgeye ilk geldi?imizde hava a??k ve olduk?a s?cakt? ama bir g?k g¨¹r¨¹lt¨¹s¨¹de uzaktan geliyordu , ?a??rarak m¨¹ze g?revlisine sorduk sava?tan haberiniz yok galiba dediler , top sesiymi? :) a??k?as? ne olursa olsun g?r¨¹lmesi gereken bir yer oras? i?in iki tane rivayet duydum birtanesi zaman?n birinde o b?lge sular alt?nda kalm?? ve sular?n ?ehirden bo?alt?lmas? i?in onbinlerce k?le ile o t¨¹nel yap?lm?? , ikinci rivayette zaman?nda orada ya?ayan h?ristiyanlar ?e?itli bask? ve ?iddetten ka?mak i?i o t¨¹neli kullan?p t¨¹nelin sonunda denize ula??r oradan da ba?ka yerlere ka?arlarm?? , titus t¨¹neli sadece t¨¹nel olarak bak?lmamal? be?ikli ma?ara mezar an?t?, kaya mezarlar? , uzun bir y¨¹r¨¹y¨¹? parkuru , akarsuyunun ve g¨¹zel bir ta? k?pr¨¹n¨¹n oldu?u ?ok g¨¹zel bir yer , yaz?n gidiyorsan?z sa?dan soldan ge?en kertenkelelere dikkat edin :) ayr?ca y?resel lezzetler ve re?el tarz? ?eylerde bolca var

Callistaa

Antalya'daki gezi plan?m?z?n ana par?as?yd?, b¨¹t¨¹n y¨¹r¨¹y¨¹? rotas?na ve t¨¹nele hayran kald?k. Kaya mezarlar? bak?ms?z ve alan?n haritalamas?,i?aretler ihmal edilmi? de olsa kendisi harika.ke?ke bu kadar bak?ms?z b?rak?lmam?? olsa. Gidin ve t¨¹nelin,d?nerken de akdeniz manzaras?n?n tad?n? ??kar?n!

ARKocaballi

Samanda?a gidene kadar b?yle bir yap?dan bi-haberdim.gidince adeta b¨¹y¨¹lendim, b?yle bir yap?n?n eski zamanlarda yap?labilmi? olmas?, muhte?em bir?ey.?ok uzun bir t¨¹nel tamam?n? gezmek zor biraz, vakit bol ise olabilir tabii,G?rmelisiniz mutlaka...