Ancient site· Kaş, Antalya

Patara

Patara is a ancient site in Kaş, Antalya; Lycian harbour where St Paul disembarked, with an 18 km dune beach hiding the ancient port below.

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Lycian harbour where St Paul disembarked, with an 18 km dune beach hiding the ancient port below.

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Patara was an ancient and flourishing maritime and commercial Lycian city, located near the village of Gelemiş in Antalya Province. For a period it was the capital of Lycia and one of the six leading cities holding three votes in the Lycian League, whose council assembled here.

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Highlights

  • Architectural remains from antiquity
  • The layered history of Anatolian civilizations

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