Historic · Demre, Antalya
Myra
Lycian rock-cut tombs and a Roman theatre; the city of St Nicholas.
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Myra was one of the leading cities of Lycia. Tombs carved into the cliff like house fronts and the Roman theatre with its mask reliefs are its symbols. St Nicholas, known as Santa Claus, was bishop here, and the church bearing his name is in central Demre.