Cragos House, discover Lycia, the Land of Lights!

Welcome to the house of Cragos, the lost and forgotten brother of Tlos, Pinaros and Xantos, which is located in the heart of the ancient cities of Lycia, the Land of Lights, Tlos, Pinaros, Xanthos, on a high hill of Kayadibi village, which is one of the neighborhoods of ancient Tlos, which includes Saklıkent canyon and Gizlikent waterfall, surrounded by olive trees with a natural cover, cooling you with breezes from Patara! The space Our house is located on the highest peak of a 5,600 m2 plot of land with hundreds of young and old olive trees in the famous Xanthos valley. While spending time at Cragos House, you can see the sun rising from the foothills of Kragos Mountain (now called Akdağ) and its majestic stance on the peaks opposite, watch the ancient city of its sister Tlos on the opposite, watch Babadağ, famous for paragliding, descending to the Ölüdeniz coast, with the beauty of the sunset, and enjoy the pool, jacuzzi and BBQ as well as the silence and nature. You can consume vegetables planted in the hobby garden of Cragos House, you can water fruit trees and vegetables if you want, and you can spend time in the garden. You can take a walk through the olive trees and pine forests and discover new places by taking a stroll from the area where Cragos House is located. If you want to spend time at Cragos House, you can watch the ancient heritage of Lycia, its unique nature and the fertile lands of the Xanthos Valley, which was the subject of the epics irrigated by the rivers that gave life to Western Lycia, from the Terrace of Cragos House, you can be enchanted by the sound of the waterway that was made in the old times behind Cragos House, which was opened for the irrigation of olive trees, if you want to see or learn how the olive harvest is done, you can participate in the activity of collecting and squeezing the olives around Cragos House during the harvest times (September, October, November, depending on the growth of the olive, 1 month before or after) and you can also get your fresh squeezed oil from the olives you collect with your own hands. While staying at Cragos House, you can have the freedom to hear nothing but the sound of animals grazing in the Lycian plains and birds flying in the sky! We are waiting for you to discover the Lycian Empire, the land of lights, and this unique Mediterranean paradise where democracy and modern civilization were born! Cragos (Kragos), Xanthos Valley, History and Mythology Telmessos, Xanthos, Sidyma, Pinara, Kadyanda, Tlos and Patara, located in the west of the Lycian Empire, were printing their coins in the Cragos Coin Mint located on the Cragos Mountain (Akdağ). The Lycian people in all the cities mentioned were using the "ΛΥΚΙΩΝ ΚΡΑΓΟΣ" coin, that is, the Cragos Coin. Oracle Sibyllina's verses in the 6th century AD say "καὶ Κράγος ὑψηλὸν Λυκίης ὄρος ἐκ κορυφάωνχάσματ᾿ ἀνοιγομένης πέτρης, κελαρύξεται ὕδωρ,μέχρι τε καὶ Πατάρων μαντήϊα σήματα παύσῃ" in Turkish "and your Cragos, the supreme mountain of Lycia, a water will come from its peaks, rippling and raging, when the narrow strait of the rock opens, until it silences the prophecy centers of Patara" According to these verses, the Patara Apollo Prophecy Center was submerged and destroyed by the waters coming from Cragos. This great flood from Cragos and the earthquakes that washed away the temple of Apollo caused the emergence of rock walls that rose to the sky in a tremendous way, and the only natural formation that woke up to the recipe in the lines of the Sibylline Oracles from the rock crevices, near Tlos, called "Titanis Petra", with a deafening noise, the waters gushed out of the skirts of Cragos, and Saklıkent, today's name Kayadibi, the Hidden Paradise, was born. This spring, which comes from the foothills of Cragos and also forms the Saklıkent canyon, irrigates the famous Xanthos valleys. The Xanthos Valley's fame is also associated with the Iliad. Homer also stated in the Iliad that the homeland of the Lycian army soldiers, who participated in the Trojan wars and fought to the last drops of their blood with their heroism, was the Xanthos Valley. In the epics of Homer's Iliad and Odysseia, he mentions a great war in which the eastern civilization and the western civilization faced each other in Troy. The most important heroes of the war in question, such as Sarpedon, Glaukos, and Pandaros, are Lycians. Homer pointed to the Xanthos Valley in the Western Lycia Region as the homeland of all three heroes. On the other hand, another Lycian hero who participated in the Trojan wars is known. Quintus of Izmir, who reinterpreted the Trojan wars after Homer, stated that Skylakeus, a hero of Tlos, also fought with the Akhas in Troy. Quintus also stated that Skylakeus was the only hero who returned to Lycia alive after the Trojan wars. According to Homer, Sarpedon was the king of Lycia and served as the commander-in-chief of the Lycian army in the Trojan wars. Sarpedon is considered to be from Xanthos. The Xanthos Valley has become a settlement and production base for the Lycian Empire with both its human factor and fertile nature. Archaeological remains found at different points show that the settlement history in the Xanthos Valley dates back to the Stone Age. In addition, it has been documented that the first Neolithic people, who had a hunter-gatherer community structure and settled down by realizing the agricultural revolution, also lived in the Xanthos Valley. In this context, the archaeological remains observed in the Tlos Ancient City and the Girmeler and Tavabaşı Caves in its territory indicate that the permanent foundations of later cultures were laid here. It is seen that the existing settlements in the Xanthos Valley continued their positions, and a more intense commercial relationship was established with the contemporary settlements in the Aegean and Mediterranean Basin, especially in the Copper Age, when trade began to become widespread. After the Trojan wars at the end of the Late Bronze Age, the Hittite Empire, which had previously controlled all of Anatolia, was erased from the stage of history and Anatolia was reshaped with the different state structures that emerged with the beginning of the Iron Age (1st millennium BC). The region called Teke Peninsula in the southwest of Anatolia has preserved its existence in this process and, as is known from the earliest written sources, it has continued to be referred to as the Lycian Region. In the new structuring, the settlements such as Patara, Xanthos, Tlos and Pınara, which are the most important cities of the Xanthos Valley, have had a say with the title of metropolis and have further strengthened the importance of the Xanthos Valley. The importance of the Xanthos valley continued during the Lycian union process. In 168 BC, the Lycian Union became official with the recognition of Lycia's independence by the Roman Senate. Tlos, Pınara, Xanthos and Patara Ancient Cities, which are 4 of the six founding members of the Lycian Union with three voting rights, are located in the Xanthos Valley. Patara Ancient City was chosen as the capital of this union and the Lycian road network in the Road Guide Monument erected here was extended to Kaunos (Dalyan) in the west and Attaleia (Antalya) in the east. Tlos Ancient City Lycian road network shown in the center of all the roads from seven different directions; Xanthos in the south, southwest Pinara, Telmessos in the west, Kadyanda in the northwest, Araxa in the north, Oinoanda in the northeast and Choma in the east, the commercial roads coming from Tlos intersected. In this respect, the importance of Tlos Ancient City, which is located in the middle of the Xanthos Valley and fed by the springs of the Cragos mountain, has increased considerably within the Lycian Union. Cragos' inexhaustible water sources come to life in the Eşen River, where all the sources that Strabo called "Sirbis" come together. The waters flowing through the Xanthos Valley, which consists of fertile and fertile lands, flow into the sea in Kumluova and end there, advancing in a wide bed formed by the participation of many streams coming from the mountains in the Eşen River. Tlos, Pınara, Letoon, Sidyma, Araxa and Oionanda, which are among the ancient cities of the Lycian Region, which has a very important place in the history of Anatolia, have surrounded the legendary and fertile Xanthos Valley as it has been before. Cragos' resources give life to all the western Lycian plains. Guest access All areas within the garden walls of our house and the olive grove road within the ramp area we pass through on the way to and from the house are available for our guests' use, except for the white container warehouse and red metal warehouse at the entrances, the technical part with chemical and similar materials, the solar energy and surrounding net area, the electrical panels and the pool engine room. Other things to note EXPLANATION FOR LONG-TERM STAYS DURING THE WINTER SEASON: For long-term stays from 2 weeks to 28 days during the winter period (NOVEMBER 1 - APRIL 1), a deposit equal to half of the relevant amount paid to the platform will be collected at check-in and refunded at check-out if there is no damage or discrepancy (Electricity, Water, Bottled Gas and Internet fees are included in our prices for stays up to 28 days). For stays of 28 days or more, a minimum of 300 EUR (the Damage Deposit may vary depending on the length of the stay, provided that it is not less than 300 EUR) or the equivalent in Turkish Lira will be collected as a deposit at check-in and refunded at check-out if there is no damage or discrepancy. "Internet usage fee is included in our prices for stays of 28 days or more during the winter period. Electricity, Water and Bottled Gas Fees are not included. Usage fees will be sent to you with the invoice and will be collected by you. Care should be taken not to use shoes, sandals, etc. inside the house, the pool should be used cleanly. Various pollution and debris in the pool cause the pool to be out of service and need technical maintenance due to the fact that it affects the working system of the pool. Please take care to use the relevant area clean in order to avoid such situations and to avoid any problems during your holiday. Care should be taken not to use the towels used in the house in the pool, and to bring towels for the pool and sunbathing. When you are not at home, please take care to turn off electronic devices that are not required to be operated, such as air conditioning, television, water heater, etc., in order to minimize the possibility of electrical contact fires that may occur due to the fact that the area is forested. We think that you, our guests, will understand our sensitivities, and we wish you a happy, peaceful and healthy holiday. Cragos House Registration Details 10-1114