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Hire a car hire in Olu Deniz (one and a half hours driving) and you will end up at barrier in front of the ruins at Patara. After a short five minute walk from the car park along...
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Much of the city of Patara remains buried in sand, which has helped to preserve many of the ruins. Of particular interest...
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Much of the city of Patara remains buried in sand, which has helped to preserve many of the ruins. Of particular interest are the Amphitheatre, Necropolis and the monumental gate or Arch of Triumph.
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One of the city's most important edifices is this theater which today, is partially buried in sand. The building was...
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One of the city's most important edifices is this theater which today, is partially buried in sand. The building was constructed in 147 A.D. and thought to be dedicated to Emperor Antoninus Pius.
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This triple arched gate, also known as the monumental arch or monumental gate, was built in 100 AD and marks the entrance to...
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This triple arched gate, also known as the monumental arch or monumental gate, was built in 100 AD and marks the entrance to the city.
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A Latin inscription on this enormous structure states that it was erected in the name of Emperor Hadrian. The building,...
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A Latin inscription on this enormous structure states that it was erected in the name of Emperor Hadrian. The building, which is mostly intact, contains eight doors leading to eight separate storage areas.
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"We took the dolmus from Kalkan, which costs 6 TL pp (£2.50) and takes around 30 mins. The last stop is Patara beach. You have to pay an entrance fee to the national park of 5 TL pp (£2) (or 7.50 TL for a week so worth getting if you plan to go more than once) and free for under-12s. The beach is a l..."ovely wide, mostly unspoilt expanse of sand. You can hire sunbeds & parasols (all 5 TL each - £2) and there are rustic toilets, showers and changing rooms. Only criticism is the toilets were not super clean but this is more due to people putting toilet paper down them, which you can't do in most places in Turkey. The beach cafe is quite large and sells a range of food, including fried calamari, cheese toasties, omelette & chicken kebab and is not too expensive. They also sell large packets of crisps and ice creams. The sand gets really hot so bring shoes that you can easily slide on & off and the sea was also quite rough when we were there, despite it being a very hot day with little wind. W...
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"two at the price of one! the little 4 lira fee to gain entrance to both sites is nothing. The ruins are truly fantastic and they say there's so much more that they keep discovering but don't have the founds to do all the works.
The smooth sandy beach is great, too bad that this stretch of coast is a..."lways a bit windy.
Definitely worth a visit...or two!
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"We have been coming to Kalkan for 8 years and always visit Patara as it is such a special place. From the 17km of smooth sand and the turquoise sea (like blue silk!), to the fascintaing ruins of the Lycian port, Patara is magical. My husband proposed to me up on the snad-dunes overlooking Patara B..."each, so it has another reason to hold a special place in my heart!
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