Church of Thecla - Saint Thecla's Shrine

Aya Thecla Church ( Aya Tekla,  Hagia Thekla )

Saint Thecla's Shrine and Church of Thecla

The pilgrimage site is dedicated to "The Acts of Paul and Thecla", Thecla died in Selucia (modern Silifke). According to the "Life and Miracles of Thecla" (444/5 c.), Thecla did not die but instead descended into the ground of Selucia.

Saint Thekla lived in the 1 st century AD was a pupil and also a fellow of Saint Paulus one of the most important figures of Christianity.She leaves Konya and arrives in Silifke with influence of Paulus's sermons, and lives in the Meryemlik region at about 1.5 km west of Silifke city center.In 460-470 AD. The basilica possibly devoted to Thekla became one of the most popular centres of Christianity.

Thecla's shrine was a major pilgrimage site in late antiquity, and was visited by Gregory of Nazianzus in 374 upon the death of his mother.

Today when visitors make their way to Ayatekla on the Meryemlik hill outside of Silifke, they can see the remains of a ruined apse and the cave church of Thecla. Both structures have undergone excavation. Remains of other structures are scattered around the hillside, although not all these have been excavated.

Here I am posting two photos from inside the church. And also a video that shows outside of the shrine.

Fishing by Boat in the Bosphorus

Fishing Tours in Istanbul
Amateur fishing enthusiasts want to fish more and this desire increased the number of fishing tours in almost every region of Turkey over the last year.

Actually, the situation in the Bosphorus is different. As you know, everybody comes to mind when it comes to fishing in the Bosphorus  catching horse mackerel on various shores of the Bosphorus with 5-meter rods.

In this picture in Istanbul, renting a boat and sailing to different points of the Bosphorus now included discovering new pastures and new fishing methods. Recently, at many points, more, more fishing tours, captains who rent their boat for fishing have been seen. You can search from both the Anatolian Side and the European Side, from many points in Istanbul, and you can find boat offers and captains on www.tekneveyat.com website for fishing on the Bosphorus.

There are some points to be aware of for those who go on a fishing tour by boat in the Bosphorus. First of all, although long telescopic rods used on the shore can be used on the boat, this will start to tire you after 15 minutes. Because you are already on the boat and you do not have to throw it away or in a certain area. On the other hand, since the current is too much, the weight of the bullets to be used sometimes reaches 300 grams. For this reason, it will be more practical to use boat reeds or boat reeds (or jig rods) ranging from 120 cm to 200 cm for boat fishing in the Bosphorus. It will be useful to choose the hard ones among the very delicate tip of these straws and the hard ones.

The reel to be used from the boat is as light as possible but at the same time strong. Because 200-300 g of weight and current strength will definitely tire you. However, if you have a machine on hand and you do not always go to the throat by boat, the machine in your hand can also be evaluated.

What is your target fish is important when fishing from the boat in the Bosphorus. The team you will use should be determined accordingly. You can use fake baits and hoes for fish such as horse mackerel, bluefish, bonito, and fresh or live baits such as garfish or horse mackerel are also important for methods such as long fishing lines, which are often used for bluefish.

Antalya Fishing Tours

Fishing Tours In Antalya
If you are seeking to participate in boat tours in Antalya,  we offer our quality service conditions for you. You can join Antalya fishing tours from Aksu, Alanya, Circuit, Kaş, Kemer, Kepez, Serik, Finike districts, which is one of the most beautiful activities you can do within the scope of your holiday and where you can swim by sailing.

Antalya Fishing Tour Program

In our Antalya fishing tour program, we take you from the points you want to participate in the tour with our shuttles and reach Kaleiçi marina. After a comfortable journey with our service facilities, you can reach your boat and enjoy the blue cruise.

Within the scope of our program, we provide you with the opportunity to take a cruise from the Antalya Kaleiçi coast and the opportunity to swim in the sea and join the lunch or dinner accompanied by a barbecue after our advance to the sea. During the whole program, you can experience amateur angling in the areas that are most convenient to catch the fish that we have determined in our route, and you can see the magnificent nature views within the scope of our trip route.

Antalya Fishing Tour Duration

Our Antalya fishing tours take 10 hours. If you prefer our 10-hour fishing tour that starts in the morning, you can join lunch on our boat, swim, sunbathe and fish in the areas where we will anchor in the deep blue sea. If you join our tour in the evening, you can have your dinner on our stylish boat and magnificent nature view after fishing. Again, within the scope of our cruise trips, you will have the opportunity to witness the most perfect views of Antalya and the sunset in the sea.

Which Days Are Antalya Fishing Tours Organised?

We organize our Antalya fishing tour activities that we offer for you every weekday and every day of the week, on Saturdays and Sundays. In order to participate in our fishing tours, you can book our programs that include excursions, fishing, swimming, barbecue on the boat, which we offer in two different periods, morning or evening, every day of the week.

 

Antalya Fishing Tours Dishes

Our Antalya amateur fishing tour menus include fresh fish varieties, salad, cold drink, and pasta that we caught during fishing. We prepare the fresh fish we serve in our lunch or dinner service on the stylish barbecue on the boat. You can take advantage of our hot beverage service after the fish we serve with barbecued vegetables, salads with plenty of greenery and cold drinks to suit your taste. In this context, you can sip tea or coffee while having pleasant conversations with your friends.

Features of Antalya Fishing Tour Boats

Our Antalya fishing boats have electronic products that you can use in case of need such as WC, kitchen, shower areas, TV, refrigerator. Our boats have a fish finder and an above sea radar system. While traveling to routes where you can fish in the most enjoyable way with the fish finder, it is safe in dark and foggy areas with the above sea radar system. We travel under conditions. Especially within the scope of our night fishing tours, we ensure that you reach the places where the fish are concentrated by providing the safest driving in dark areas and by performing the appropriate actions to the data of the routes of other marine vehicles.

 Our service team, who will serve your lunch or dinner, accompanies you on our boats. Our boats have sound system, lighting systems, terrace area for sitting and fishing. Thanks to the sound system on our boat, you can have fun all day long with pleasant music options, dance on the boat and have pleasant moments accompanied by the brisk music broadcasts of our DJ accompanying you. If you spend time in a pleasant environment with our light systems on our boat at night fishing tours, you will find the opportunity to view the sea in more detail during fishing. Using our 220 Volt boat sockets, you can charge your electronic devices you need.

Music Broadcasting During Antalya Fishing Tours

We perform our music broadcast in the company of our DJ on our Antalya fishing tours. In order to dance and have pleasant moments in the middle of the deep blue sea we sailed by boat, you can take advantage of the music broadcast accompanied by DJ, by conveying the list of your favourite songs to us, you can take the pleasant moments a step further. Within the scope of music broadcasts, we first obtain the lists of your favourite songs from you, and in the second step, we broadcast these songs and carry out our works so that you can listen to pleasant songs accompanied by the pleasant scenery of nature while fishing.

You can get information and support from www.tekneveyat.com for Antalya boat and yacht rental options and very reasonable prices, including or excluding the organisation of the Antalya fishing tour with dinner. You can also contact us at +90 531 367 65 76 whenever you want.