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Myra Ancient City

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Antalya, Demre, Yaylakaya Mah.

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Antalya, Demre, Yaylakaya Mah.
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Level 22 Local Expert
August 17
A must-visit! It is very beautiful and majestic . Myrrh city was named just the same in honor of the resin from which special aromatic oils were made in these places. It is difficult to say what they are made of now. By the way, such a beautiful amphitheater has been preserved in the former city of Mira. A whole kind of colosseum. I don't know about the photo, but in real life it's just huge. In the lower right corner, you can see sheets of iron, under which some catacombs are hidden, in which Italian archaeologists are currently excavating. By the way, there are quite a lot of Italian tourists there too. All these potholes and rooms on the hills are by no means former dwellings, they are tombs in which revered inhabitants of the World were buried. The higher the tomb, the more revered the person was. Why are they all partially broken and the walls in them are broken? Lycians were buried with gold coins, so when the Italians first invaded here, then the Arabs, they methodically looted all the tombs in a row. Until now, the exact technique of how they were made is not known, but they could not be opened, only hacked.
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Level 12 Local Expert
November 28
An ancient city in the Turkish town of Demre, a picturesque road along the way, mountains and the sea, it takes about 1.5 hours to get from Kemer. Ancient Lycia, the ancient city of the World, which is now called Demre, antiquity in everything, by the way, was part of the empire of Alexander the Great. Nearby there is a Christian shrine, the Church of St. Nicholas, which is mainly visited by tourists from different places. Rock tombs are a vivid heritage of the Lycians, a huge amphitheater, restoration and excavations are underway, history, beauty, must-visit.
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Level 19 Local Expert
July 29
I'm just very impressed! Such an atmospheric place is definitely worth a visit for those who love the history of the ancient world. Lycian tombs in the rocks delight and give an atmosphere of mystery. Nearby there is a large amphitheater with a view of the city. However, the view is not particularly beautiful, since the whole city is a huge greenhouse. I have not seen so many greenhouses anywhere, it turns out that this town is one of the centers for growing fruits / vegetables.
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