Myra Ancient City

A beautiful ancient ruin that is definitely worth a visit. The necropolis burial site is a wonder, and the amphitheatre immediately next to it is equally awesome. There are lots of free parking nearby (locals will try to sell you stuff in exchange for the parking), and there is an entrance fee to enter the site itself. But it is definitely worth it.

It's obviously an amazing historical and touristic place. If you are in demre you should see St. Nicholas church too .

This place is very interesting at first it was an Ancient Greek after the Roman took over and the Byzantine follow by the Ottoman. Now is Demre in Antalya Province. Is an amazing opportunity to get to see Myra and go back on time and have a taste and feeling and how they used to build. Just standing in the middle of the theater is a great feeling. Also to how they used to build.

Atmospheric place to visit. Toms make an impression. However consider times without heat. Hard to hide in shadow while observing spots there.

The amphitheater was great. One cannot get over how much the ancient Romans loved the art's all through the ages.

The Ancient City of Myra was once the capital city of the Lycian people, it lies 1.5 kilometres inland from the modern farming town of Demre, the main product in the region is tomatoes and the flat land south of Myra is now packed with greenhouses. The city sits at the base of a sheer cliff face, outstandingly ornate tombs have been built into the rock and high above, on the clifftop is a ruined Byzantine castle, a Turkish flag flies above the ruins. The impressive site boasts thick defensive walls as well as a largely restored amphitheatre and the Lion's tomb, or Painted tomb, with 11 life-sized figures depicted on the inside walls. Large rocks with extensive carvings of animals and grotesque faces lay scattered about the site.

Impressive, historical place. However, the prices were changing so quickly, they did not even have time to update their tickets. You may use Muze Kart (60 TRY) to enter here if you are Turkish citizen. For foreigners prices are high and no full pass opportunity available.

I have lost count of how many ruins we have visited between Turkey, Italy, Croatia, and Greece, but this one was very unique in that the necropolis was built into the side of the mountain. Plus the amphitheater is in amazingly pristine condition, most definitely worth the time to visit.