Lycian Civilization

he peninsula, extending from the north end of the bay of Antalya, to the district Fethiye is covering the historical area where the Lycian civilization was settled presumably 600 B.C. This area, which gave us only a few findings about its historical development, has hosted many different civilizations. The archeological researches realized to this day, could not clarify the borders of this region, which has changed many times during historical periods.

The mosaic, created by historical remnants belonging to different periods, is creating a rich accumulation of culture. Lycian, in its time, used to be an important haunt on the trade rout from the Near East to ancient Greek. Therefore, the harbors of the cities at the coastline gained an important function. After two earthquakes in 141 A.D. and 240 A.D. the cities were reconstructed. After Lycian, the control of the area went over to Persian, Roman and Byzantine. Most of the remnants extant are from the Roman. You will set off towards a pleasant journey to ancient times when you visit Lycian cities.