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DEMRE MYRA KEKOVA - EXCURSIONS |
We move to Demre after we gathered at the places indicated earlier to make a historical travel over Kemer and Finike. Demre was one of the most important cities of the Lycian civilization. City is located 25km west of Finike and 48km east of Kas. Demre was a place of settlement from the 5th century before Hellenistic Period. During the reign of Theodosius II (408-450 AD.), the city became the Metropolitan of the Lycians. Reputation of the city spread not only in Lycia, as the centre of pilgrimage, where diseases having been cured, but also throughout the Christian World. |