Mount Yılanlı

This guide to Mount Yılanlı above Muğla follows a January snowfall that sends much of the city climbing to a peak most locals otherwise ignore. You'll hear about the mountain's snake-themed name, the black pine slopes and the summit radio relay station at over thirteen hundred meters, plus one cyclist's account of pedaling the full route up from the city. Listen for why a citrus-and-olive province built for Aegean beaches turns out in force whenever this one exposed ridge gets snow.