Bounded by the modern-day Turkish provinces of Ankara,Afyonkarahisar,Eskişehir,and Kütahya is the land that was once ruled by the Phrygians,Criss-crossing this and,where the Phrygians held sway at the beginning of the first millennium BCE,are countless old roads and footpaths,Following these tracks,and waymarked to international standards,the Phrygian Was is a long-distance walking and cycling route,allowing the visitor to explore not only the wonder of the countless Roman,Byzantine,and Seljuk monuments which dot its 506 km (314 miles)length.
This guide book has benn prepared to enable the trekker or cyclist to discover the secrets of Phrygia,a kingdom bound up in tales of the legendary King Midas and the mother goddess Cybele.As well as providing general information on the area,the book gives detailed descriptions and directions for the route,GPS points,and camping or other accommodation possibilites along the way.
All that's needed to make this journey into mysterious Phrygia,and to become a part of mythology it self is a backpack ! Prepare to travel 3000 years into history!
Bounded by the modern-day Turkish provinces of Ankara,Afyonkarahisar,Eskişehir,and Kütahya is the land that was once ruled by the Phrygians,Criss-crossing this and,where the Phrygians held sway at the beginning of the first millennium BCE,are countless old roads and footpaths,Following these tracks,and waymarked to international standards,the Phrygian Was is a long-distance walking and cycling route,allowing the visitor to explore not only the wonder of the countless Roman,Byzantine,and Seljuk monuments which dot its 506 km (314 miles)length.
This guide book has benn prepared to enable the trekker or cyclist to discover the secrets of Phrygia,a kingdom bound up in tales of the legendary King Midas and the mother goddess Cybele.As well as providing general information on the area,the book gives detailed descriptions and directions for the route,GPS points,and camping or other accommodation possibilites along the way.
All that's needed to make this journey into mysterious Phrygia,and to become a part of mythology it self is a backpack ! Prepare to travel 3000 years into history!
