Ancient City of Demre (World)

Charming and attracts with its secrets and mysteries the ancient city of Turkey - Demre Mira Kekova. His story begins a thousand years before our era. Then it was one of the largest cities of Lycia - a province of the Roman Empire. Today it is one of the most interesting locations for cultural and historical tourism. Unusual tombs carved into the rocks, preserved Greco-Roman amphitheater, the ruins of an ancient settlement, part of which went under water after a large-scale earthquake, magical nature - this is only a small part of what is worth going here. In the IV century, the same Nicholas the Wonderworker lived here, the grave of which thousands of pilgrims come annually to visit, for them - this is a sacred place.

How do you get to Demre? There are buses from Antalya, which is located a 3-hour drive from the island. Also, having arrived by plane to Dalaman, Istanbul, Ankara, it will not be difficult to get to the city, since Demre is a popular destination with a sufficiently developed transport infrastructure. At the bus station of any of these cities, you can take a bus to these parts, or take a tour from a tourist company.