ADRASAN/ÇAVUŞKÖY

ADRASAN/ÇAVUŞKÖY
The settlement of Adrasan is located 90 km west of Antalya at the northern end of the bay of the same name. It lies on a level alluvial plain linked to the sea by a narrow valley and surrounded by Mount Kuz and the Şapşal Mountains in the West and Mount Musa in the northeast. The Bay of Adrasan, formed at the point where this plain joins the sea, exhibits the character of a natural port and has been in use as a port, where ships of the City of Olympos were safely sheltered, since ancient times. The Natural Bay and environs, which are under protection today, serve tourism with their small hotels, motels and boarding houses, in character with the natural surroundings. It is known that the name of Adrasan originally comes from Adra/Odra/Toro/Toros or “Adrasawana” in the Luwian/Etruscan language meaning “Land of Bulls”. The guarding fortress of ancient Adrasan lies to the south, the other remains lie to the east. A village inhabited by Turks in the area during the 11th century in time developed into a municipality. The area, which is ideal for hiking tours, has been designed as a golf course. Adrasan is within the natural conservation area.