Antalya Life | antalyalife.net » Myra / Demre http://www.antalyalife.net Travel Guide of Antalya Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 en Myra / Demre / Kale http://www.antalyalife.net/myra-demre-kale.html http://www.antalyalife.net/myra-demre-kale.html#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:19:20 +0000 admin http://www.antalyalife.net/myra-demre.html MyraLocated at the southeastern end of the Teke peninsula, the plain of Demre is formed by the alluvia carried by Demre creek as it springs from the slopes of Mount Akdağ and reaches the sea, carrying with it the soil of Kasaba plain. The remains of the ancient city of Myra, established at a point where the semicircular plain of Demre, formed by the arc of the Taurus Mountains towards the north which then bends towards the sea, joins the hillside are reached by passing through the district.Demre is today one of the foremost touristic centres of the region thanks to, primarily, the Church of St. Nicholas and its unique rock tombs as well as the splendid coast. In the Luwian/Etruscan language the name of the city is found to be “Maura” which meant “Place of the Great Mother Goddess”.

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