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Small natural flames burning among rocks at Yanartaş
Photo: Dogukanincee / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Nature · Antalya · Kemer

Chimaera (Yanartaş)

Yanartaş (Khimaira)

Small flames that have burned for thousands of years from cracks in a rocky hillside above Çıralı, fed by natural gas seeping from the ground.

  • Hours not verified Check on site before you go
  • Visit ~1–2 h
  • Museum Pass

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Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

Dozens of little fires flicker among the rocks; in antiquity they were linked to the myth of the fire-breathing Chimaera. They are most striking after dark.

A stony, uphill path of about a kilometre leads from the parking area to the flames: allow an hour and a half there and back. Bring a torch if you go at dusk.

The site is inside the Olympos Beydağları National Park area; whether an entry fee is charged and at what hours was not found on a primary source.

Getting there

About 3 km from Çıralı village; Çıralı is reached by a side road off the D400 between Kemer and Kumluca.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

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Where to stay nearby

ilçemde shows no Ministry-licensed count for Kemer; its page still lists hotels and guesthouses in the district.

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About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Yanartaş (way/238778994; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.