Andriake
Andriake, Andriaca, Andriakos
Andriake was the harbour of Myra at Çayağzı in Demre; its Hadrianic granary now houses the Museum of Lycian Civilisations, and it also has murex workshops and a synagogue.
Civilization
Andriake, Andriaca, Andriakos
Andriake was the harbour of Myra at Çayağzı in Demre; its Hadrianic granary now houses the Museum of Lycian Civilisations, and it also has murex workshops and a synagogue.
Arykanda, Arykawanda, Akalanda, Orykanda
Arycanda sits at the foot of a tall rock face, as its name says, and spreads over terraces: theatre, stadium, bath-gymnasium and monumental tombs rise up the slope above Finike.
UNESCO
Letoon, four kilometres south-west of Xanthos, was the Lycian federal sanctuary of Leto, Artemis and Apollo, known for three temples, partly flooded foundations and a trilingual inscription.
Limyra, Zemuri
Limyra built an empty tomb for Gaius Caesar, adopted son of Augustus; it is also known for King Perikle's monumental tomb, over 400 rock tombs and its acropolis under Mount Toçak.
Myra, Muri
Myra, in Antalya's Demre district, was a great Lycian League city and later the see of St Nicholas; relief-carved rock tombs flank its Roman theatre.
Olympus, Olympos, Hadrianopolis
Olympos, near Kumluca in Antalya, was one of the three-vote cities of the Lycian League, known for its pirate past, Byzantine churches and the eternal flames of Yanartaş.
Patara, Arsinoe, Patar, Pttara
Patara, capital of the Lycian League and birthplace of St Nicholas, stands at Gelemiş beside an 18 km beach, with a Roman arch, theatre, Nero Bath, lighthouse and granary.
Pinara, Pinale
Pinara is a Lycian city near Minare village below Mount Babadağ in Fethiye, known for its round acropolis, hundreds of rock tombs, odeon, agora and theatre.
Simena, Kaleköy
Simena, the Lycian town beneath today's Kaleköy on the peninsula facing Kekova Island, is known for its castle, a tiny rock-cut theatre, a necropolis and partly submerged remains.
Tlos, Tlawa, Dalawa
Tlos is a Lycian city at the foot of the Akdağlar in Seydikemer, known for the Bellerophon tomb, theatre, stadium and acropolis, on UNESCO's Tentative List since 2009.
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Ksanthos, Arnna, Ξάνθος
Xanthos was the capital of ancient Lycia, known for its monumental tombs and the longest Lycian inscription; it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List with Letoon in 1988.
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