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Tarih ve kültür · 10 dk okuma EN
Church of Saint Nicholas: The Real Place Behind the Story of Santa Claus
Santa Claus's story does not begin at the North Pole. It leads back to Saint Nicholas, the 4th-century bishop of ancient Myra. Step inside his church in Demre to discover his tomb, Byzantine frescoes, the removal of his relics to Bari and how a Mediterranean saint became a global Christmas icon.
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Tarih ve kültür · 10 dk okuma EN
Termessos Ancient City: The Mountain City Alexander the Great Chose Not to Conquer
High in the Taurus Mountains above Antalya lies Termessos, a fortified ancient city that Alexander the Great never captured. Climb through its forests to discover a spectacular mountain theatre, vast necropolis, hidden cisterns and the geography that made the city so difficult to attack.
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Tarih ve kültür · 8 dk okuma EN
Temple of Apollo at Side: Five Columns That Have Watched the Mediterranean for Nearly 2,000 Years
The Temple of Apollo is famous for Side's Mediterranean sunsets, but its surviving columns once belonged to a much larger Roman sanctuary beside one of Pamphylia's busiest harbours. Reconstruct the temple, discover who Apollo really was and separate its real history from the Cleopatra legend.
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Tarih ve kültür · 11 dk okuma EN
Side Ancient City: Behind the Sunset Temple Was One of Pamphylia's Great Port Cities
Side's Temple of Apollo is famous for Mediterranean sunsets, but behind those columns once stood a wealthy port city of merchants, theatres, Roman baths, monumental fountains and a darker connection to ancient piracy and the slave trade.
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Phaselis Ancient City: The Three-Harbour City Where Ships Once Replaced Tourists
Today visitors swim beside the ruins of Phaselis, but its peaceful Mediterranean bays once held merchant ships from across the ancient world. Walk its main street, harbours, baths, theatre and aqueduct to discover a city built around trade and the sea.
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Perge Ancient City: Walk the Streets Where Antalya Museum's Gods Once Stood
Walk through Perge's Hellenistic gates and follow a Roman street once filled with flowing water, shops, fountains and marble statues. Discover the city behind Antalya Museum's famous gods, emperors and heroes.
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Tarih ve kültür · 9 dk okuma EN
Patara Ancient City: Where an Ancient Democracy Met the Mediterranean
Patara was once a powerful Lycian port where representatives from different cities gathered to make shared political decisions. Discover its ancient assembly, Roman theatre, lost harbour, monumental granary and surprising connection to Saint Nicholas.
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Tarih ve kültür · 9 dk okuma EN
Olympos Ancient City: The Lost Lycian Port the Forest Took Back
Hidden beneath trees beside a river and the Mediterranean, Olympos was once a powerful Lycian port shaped by trade, pirates, Rome and early Christianity. Walk through its overgrown ruins and discover why this ancient city seems to be disappearing back into the forest.
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Myra Ancient City: The City of Rock Tombs, Roman Crowds and the Man Who Became Santa Claus
Carved tombs rise above a huge Roman theatre at ancient Myra, one of Lycia's most important cities.
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