🏛️ Limyra-Myra
Lycian archaeological site in southwestern Turkey
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Antalya Province, near Demre, Turkey
- Major Lycian city dating from the 5th century BCE onwards
- Contains rock-cut tombs, Byzantine churches, and Greco-Roman structures
- UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Lycian Way cultural landscape
Limyra, also known as Myra in classical sources, was a significant port city of ancient Lycia in southwestern Anatolia. The settlement flourished from the Classical period through the Byzantine era, serving as an important commercial and religious center. Today the ruins preserve substantial remains of Lycian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine occupation across more than two millennia of habitation ...