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The ancient settlements on the Kapıdağ Peninsula

What about a tour to the ancient settlements of Krya, Lissia and Lydia? There have been no excavations carried out on these ancient cities. The ruins are spread around but we are certain that they will offer a pleasant tour.

Krya, according to some historians, was a Carian city and according to others a Lycian one. The tombs cut into the stone in Taşkaya, to the south west of Krya, are an indicator that the city was Lycian. The ancient city of Lissa is to the south of the Kargin Lake. On the western end of the Gulf of Fethiye you will comes across the ruins from the ancient city of Lydia. Lydia gained importance under Byzantine rule and you can see remains from this era also.