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GEMILER ISLAND |
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GEMILER ISLAND |
| On this island are the
remains of a sizeable Byzantine settlement and though
many of the buildings are in ruins, there is still
sufficient to see, including some marvellous mosaic
floors, to make a ramble ashore worthwhile. According to
local folklore the island was a pirate stronghold at some
time and given its location on this lonely bit of coast,
where a look-out on the high hills above could signal the
approach of ships going north or south, it would seem a
likely location for the thinking pirate to base himself. At one time the island was said to be ruled by a Queen whose skin was extremely sensitive to the sun. A covered road was built from her palace to the sea so she could walk out of the sun to the water’s edge for a swim. Parts of an arched road still exist on the island. |
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