Day 3 driving from Cappadoc Egirdir to Döşemealti outside Anatalya includes Sagalassos

 April 25, 2026 

 

The reason we chose to drive from Cappadocia to Kas was to see two Archeological Sites: Sagalassos  and Termessos . Happy we did, both are very special places. Because we drove, we have seen so much more and meeting friendly & kind people along our way than if we have flown to Kaş. After yesterday's mistake of not having food for too long, we stopped in Isparta to try Boreck. Google Maps sent us on an interesting journey in the Otomotiv (automotive) zone without success for breakfast.  It is like India in that like businesses are clustered.  We found a place with Borek in their name, but they didn't serve.  We headed to another and we enjoyed an unforgettable cultural experience.  We used Googe translate sparingly and guessed using body language. We watched Katmer although she didn't pronounce it anywhere close to what we saw on their window 

What an unforgettable cultural experience. Chose this place because John wanted to try börek, a regional specialty. Instead we ordered katmer based on the convenient menu on their window. It was fascinating to watch one woman roll out the dough.  The grace & rhythm of her motions were culinary poetry. The other woman babble friendly to us, occasionally we’d use Google Translate and most relied on familiar words and body language to understand as she baked our katmer.  

 

We relied on their window to order since the menu was only in Turkish

 

filling rolled dough and making on special skillet  

 

 It's an art form watch these women work with their medium with the tools the have

 

Check out my YouTube video  

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 The reason we are grateful for pictures on the storefront with names

 

 

Sagalassos Archaeological Site, Kıraç, Ağlasun/Burdu 

Used our all Turkiye Museum Pass.   

 

 

arches and columns at the corners of the upper agora where the Antonine Nymphaeum fountain is located

 

There's also a theater 

 

That's john in the theater

some of the theater is a jumble 

More photos on the Sagalassos post.  www.grayhairedglobetrotter.com/2026/05/sagalassos-turkey-april-25-2026.html

 

Signs of spring are everywhere at Sagalassos  

  

Sign of spring everywhere at Sagalassos 

Shrubs and trees blossoms that if you look through them, you see more ruins

I first interacted with this couple at the fountain offering to take a photo of the two of them. After we traipsed all over the ruins, I spotted the elusive postcard at the shop in the parking lot.  Who was in front of me in line but the same couple! They then delivered a Snickers bar to me where I sat writing the postcards. So I went to the car and grabbed two of my Doves Dark squares to share with them. Interactions like this enhance my travel experience. 
 

Driving photos from the car today 

  

snow capped mountains are a magnet to me 

 

 

every city has a symbol, roses today in some small town