4 SCENERY AROUND MAKRI. 



been built at a period when the prophetic fame 

 of Telmessus had passed away. 



From the sea- shore, the plain stretches far 

 into the interior, bounded on one side by the 

 outlines of Cragus, and on the other by the 

 mountains, among which are the ruins of the 

 city of Cadyanda. Some of these hills are grey, 

 and thickly wooded ; others of a pinkish-red hue, 

 with a few scattered trees, giving a strange di- 

 versity of colour to the landscape. The first are 

 composed of limestone, the latter of serpentine. 

 The view is terminated by the towering summits 

 of the Massicytus range and the Lycian Taurus, 

 rising to elevations of from eight to ten thou- 

 sand feet above the level of the sea, and, at 

 this season of the year, thickly covered with 

 snow. 



The position of Makri, with the number and 

 beauty of the relics of antiquity collected to- 

 gether in the ruins of Telmessus, rendered it 

 an excellent resting-place and rendezvous during 

 our stay ; for from it we could readily make 

 excursions through the ranges of Cragus and 

 Anticragus, to the magnificent scenery of the 

 Seven Capes, to the borders of Caria, and to 

 the cities which lie at the bases of the mount- 



