Myra Attractions

50km/31mi east of Kas at the mouth of the Demre Dere (Myros in antiquity) lies a wide coastal plain, now an area of plastic-covered greenhouses where vegetables, particularly aubergines and tomatoes, are cultivated. The little town of Kale (Demre) occupies the site of the important Lycian town of Myra, which was visited by the Apostle Paul on his first journey to Rome in A.D. 61. In the third century St Nicholas became Bishop of Myra. Theodosius II made Myra the capital of Lycia.

At the foot of the acropolis, some impressive remains can be seen. Mostly hewn from the rock, the large theater and many Lycian rock tombs, some of them dating from the fourth century, are particularly interesting.