🏛️ Antiphellos-Patara
Lycian port city ruins on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Antalya Province, southwestern Türkiye, near the modern town of Gelemiş
- Major port city of ancient Lycia during Hellenistic and Roman periods
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Lycian Sites, designated 1988)
- Partially excavated; significant portions remain unexcavated or submerged
Antiphellos-Patara was one of the most important harbor cities of ancient Lycia, a region on the southwestern coast of Asia Minor. The site combines remains from both the Hellenistic period (following Alexander the Great's conquest) and the Roman Imperial era, when it served as a major administrative and commercial hub. Today it stands as an extensive archaeological zone containing temples, theaters, public buildings, and funerary monuments scattered across the coastal plain ...