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Limyra – Finike

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:28:55 +0000

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.

Letoon – Kalkan / ANTALYA

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:24:26 +0000

It is near Kumluova Village at 65th km of Fethiye – Kas highway. In accordance with a story told by the poet Ovidius, the city was established in the name of Leto, who became pregnant from Zeus. The traces of old settlement in the city goes back to 7th century BC. The ruins and the inscriptions obtained show that this place was a religious and political area. There are three temples at the center of the ruin place side by side. The one at the most northern direction is devoted to Leto, the one in the middle is devoted to Artemis and the one in the south is devoted to Apollo. In the southwest of the temples, there is a fountain building and just beside it, there is a church. In the northern side of the city, there is a Stoa and a theater, which gives its rear side to the natural slope partially, belonging to the Hellenistic Period. Letoon has been left in the 7th century AD.

Karatas – Semahöyük Cave

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:23:10 +0000

This is in Alanya, and is full of stalactites and stalagmites. Due to the humidity being 90% in the interior, the caves are used for the treatment of respiratory ailments.

Gundogmus – Manavgat / ANTALYA

admin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:18:41 +0000

There are numerous ruins of ancient cities in the district of Gundogmus, 182 km from Antalya. The important ruins are those of Hagiasophia city, 7 km north of Guzel Bag Bucagi, but no excavations have been conducted here. There are also the ruins of Asar at Sumene (7 km from the city centre), Kese (2 km east of the village of Senir) and Gedfi (11 km southwest of Gundogmus).

Other places to visit in the area include the Cem Pasa Camii; the ruins on top of Sinek Mountain, 15 km east of the city centre between Gundogmus and Pembelik; and the ruins of Kazayir at Tasagir, on the Gundogmus – Antalya highway.