ANTALYA OLYMPOS

Antalya `s historic harbor is one of the most visited areas . Location is the Tahtalı mountains .

Olympos , Phaselis in Antalya `s ` from the south is the second most important port city . Taurus Mountains in the western extension is one of the Tahtalı . Cities Olympos , Lycian Union is a member of the Lycian Union has been represented in the council votes to three . Remains of Hellenistic , Roman and Byzantine periods belong to .

Olympos harbor pirates in history known as cot . BC sovereignty in the city pirates 78 ` de Ronda commander Servilius Isauricus be dropped until the cleaning of the pirates here . The onset of Roman rule , was the beginning of a bright new era . Importance of protecting the city during the early Christianity , MS Suffers again from the 3rd century to the pirate attacks are . Olympos Christianity began to lose its importance during the late 11th and 12th century Venetian and Genoese merchants in the commercial center of this activity in the 15th century ended with the Ottoman naval supremacy has found .

in the south , near the ancient city of Olympos been the subject of myth and legend, a miracle of nature shows itself. Çakaltepe referred to as the flame continuously from the southern slope of the elevation rises. Which emerges from underground natural veterans as a result of contact with the air to ignite , especially at night will create an interesting image . Because of this natural gas is emitted from the slopes here " Yanartas -Chirag " is recognized as .

Olympos `s recent period reflecting the medieval castle, the river to the sea coalescence place in western bridge of the foot, a temple of the wall part , the column titles, theater, Byzantine Basilica , coast close to the place bath remnants still visible are the ruins.