🏛️ Limyra-Korydalla
Lycian coastal city ruins in southwestern Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Antalya Province, Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast
- Inhabited from Lycian period (c. 600 BCE) through Byzantine era
- Known for chamber tombs carved into rock cliffs and Lycian inscriptions
- Site remains largely unexcavated and accessible without formal entry fees
Limyra-Korydalla was a significant Lycian settlement that continued as a Roman and Byzantine town along the southern coast of Asia Minor. The site encompasses two adjacent valleys containing architecture, rock-cut tombs, and settlement remains spanning over a millennium. Lycian inscriptions and numismatic evidence confirm its status as an important port and administrative center within the Lycian Federation before Roman annexation in 43 CE ...