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start From: Kalkan
Activities: Exploring the most famous Lycian Cities




Patara (UNESCO » World Heritage List) was the major naval and trading port of Lycia and it is known as the birthplace of Santa Claus,The Patara area is a national park, a key biodiversity area and is rich in birdlife.

Xanthos (UNESCO » World Heritage List) the capital of ancient Lycia, and the neighbouring and indissociable site of Letoon located 8km away form a famous archaeological complex. The excavations were carried out from 1838 to 1844 by the Englishman Charles Fellows.

The Lycians were one of the 'Sea Peoples' who invaded the Hittite Empire around 1200 BC. Herodotus relates that they came from Crete to take part in the Trojan War. Throughout its long history, this ethnic group displayed two apparently contradictory characteristics. In the first place they were extremely loyal to their traditions: the Lycian language was preserved over a very long period. Even today the farmers of the region build wooden houses and barns whose structure is comparable to the monuments found in the Lycian rock art tombs. Their second characteristic is their capacity to assimilate the cultural contributions of Hellenism and those of Rome. The town was still inhabited in the Byzantine period when several basilicas were built; it was only in the 7th century that the Arab raids left the town in ruins.

The archaeological site of Letoon (UNESCO » World Heritage List), dedicated to Leto, Artemis and Apollo, includes the ruins of a nymphaeum dating back to Hadrian, built on the site of the sacred source that was at the origin of the creation of the sanctuary.The famous trilingual inscription in Lycian, Aramaic and Greek dating back to 358 BC (Year I in the reign of Artaxerxes III Okhos) was discovered near the temple of Artemis in Letoon. It is in Xanthos and Letoon that are to be found the longest and most important texts in the Lycian language: most of them are carved in rock or on huge monoliths.

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Recommended Retail Price: £20 (Min 4 people)

Price dosen't includes any drinks .


Key Information:

Tour Duration:
Full day (09:30 - 14:00)

Destination(s): Letoon, Xanthos, Patara
Season: January - December

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