Etenna, which is 29 km. north of Manavgat, is founded on the hill, is at the upper part of today’s Sirt Village. At the top of the city, it is thought as a bishop center during Byzantium period, there is an Acropolis, which is composed of terraces surrounded by ramparts, and at the best preserved […]
To the northwest of Manavgat are the remains of the ancient city of Seleukeia, situated within the $ihlar settlement unit. The city is known to have been founded as a fortified acropolis town to be used as a final defence and protection site in the case of an attack on Side. Upon the capture of […]
The Burning Stones
An interesting natural beauty, the mythological Yanartas (Chimera) is located in the north of Olympus, at the upper side of the Çirali Beach.The burning stones which are located about an hour’s ride from Olympos have a mythological story behind them:
A divinely handsome young man named Bellerophon used to live in Argos, Greece. Bellerophon […]
On the Antalya-Finike road, in order to go to Olympos, you should make a turn from Ulupinar when you seethe sign pointing to the ruins. A narrow but beautiful road will take you to the beach of Olympos.To go to the ruins, you’ll pass a creek and walk a little on a wide beach which […]
Not much remains from this city since it was established on top of the old city of Antiphellos in Central Lycia. From an inscription written in two languages, we can see that the city under Kas was Antiphellos. But the old name of Kas is Habesos. In the ninth century B.C., Antiphellos was a very […]
Believed to have been In existence since the 5th century, Limyra is still in existence despite a massive earthquake in the mid 19th century although was emptied in the 7th and 9th centuries after the Arab invasions. The city, which is 11 km south, composes of three section; the acropolis, areas of settlement, and necropolis.
It Is on Kalkan-Fethiye road.nearly 10 km before Kalkan and is located at the south.. The colorful ceramics in the center of the city reveal that the history of the city reaches backto 5 B.C. Besides its being the birth place of St Nicholas, it was one of the most important seaports during the times […]
Founded on the Xanthos river basln.Xanthos Is the biggest and the most ancient city of Lycia. Having being remained independent till the invasions of the Persians In 4292 B.C,Xanthos tried hard to defend against the Invasionsjhowever, upon realizing the remote victory the people of Xanthos first murdered their women then commited suicide as a whole.Afterwards […]
The ruined city of Termessos, lying 34km west of Antalya in a rugged mountain valley, was founded by the Solymi people, from the interior of Anatolia. Among the important remains are, the 4200-seat theatre and the Roman stele that Augustus had built at the beginning of the first century AD. The Odeon,the covered meeting hall, […]
Not much remains from this city since It was established on top of the old city of Antiphellos in Central Lycia. From an inscription written in two languages, we can see that the city under Kas was Antiphellos. But the old name of Kas is Habesos. In the ninth century B.C., Antiphellos was a very […]