Discovering Anamur castles, beaches and Byzantine ruins
Discovering Anamur castles, beaches and Byzantine ruins  Mamure
Castle (PHOTOS AA)  November 04, 2012, Sunday/ 13:43:00/ PAT
YALE  The Mediterranean coastal road between Alanya and Mersin
is long, winding and takes such a toll on the stomachs of those
prone to motion sickness that the conductors on the buses
routinely come round with pills and plastic bags for those
looking green around the gills.  That being the case, the best
way to cope is to break the journey along the way. One possible
place to do that is Kızkalesi. Another is the small beach resort
of Anamur, midway between Alanya and Silifke, a place that is
much better-known to Turkish tourists than foreign ones.  That
anonymity is in part due to Anamur’s confusing layout. Buses
plying the coastal road run through the outskirts of the town
itself without offering passengers the slightest glimpse of the
resort that is tucked away in the İskele suburb. To find it you
need to hop off the bus as soo