Limyra is an antique city established on the Finike Plain, 110 km from Antalya and 6 km. from the sea, on the slopes of Tocak Mountain and in the middle of natural springs. The ancient name of the city was Zemuri. Limyra, and can be reached by following the road from the slope of Tocak Mountain, passing through orange gardens, and welcoming you with its rock tombs. The city is located around Acicay (Ad River), whose source originates from a spring near a rock tomb. Starting an opposition against the Persians, and claiming their rights to Lykia at the beginning of the fourth century BC, Tyrant Perikles chose Limyra as the capital city. Heroon, found during excavations under the Acropolis, is the tomb of Tyrant Perikles. Presumably, sea journeys between ancient Myra (today called Demre) and Limyra, in historical times, were made over Limyros, formed by the Limyra springs.

The city supported Antiokhos III, the king ol Seleukos, against the alliance of Bergama ant Rome at the beginning of the second centim BC. Sources state that Gaius Caesar, the step son of Emperor Augustus, during a campaign to Armenia, was brought to Limyra to be taken to Rome and that he died in this city in the year 4 AD. The grave of Gaius Caesar is on the west side of the city… Another interesting remain in Limyra is the theatre… The legends state that Limyra was affected by the earthquakes in Lykia and Opra-maous. A wealthy citizen in Rhodiapolis, the neighboring city, had the theatre repaired b; paying 20.000 dinars. A sarcophagus with inscriptions, called Xanbura, was discovered at the east end of the theatre on the road, during digs made in recent years. The floor where the water flowed from a source at the southeast of the theatre, was tiled with block stones. Benches found near the water show that the people oil the city may have been using this part of the] city for relaxation.