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View of Ancient Patara Ruins

Name: View of Ancient Patara Ruins
Rating: 2

Recommended by 6 hikers

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2. Patara Amphitheater – View of Ancient Patara Ruins loop from Gelemiş

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Cornelia Fuchs

October 11, 2024

Patara was a prominent city of the ancient world. Situated in the Xanthos valley in the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, it was the main port of Lycia and one of the six largest and most important cities of the Lycian League.

It was the birthplace of St. Nicholas, the 4th century Byzantine bishop of Myra who later passed into legend as Santa Claus. Before that, Patara was celebrated for its temple and oracle of Apollo, of which little remains.

It was Lycia's major port - which explains the large storage granary built by Roman Emperor Hadrian still standing - and boasted 3 churches and 5 bathhouses in late Roman times. According to Acts 21:1-2 Saints Paul and Luke changed boats here while in their third mission from Rhodes to Phoenicia (today's Lebanon).

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