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DEMRE(KALE)
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GENERAL
INFO
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Well
known for being the hometown of Santa Claus, Kale is
an important faith tourism spot in Antalya.
Climate : Summers
are hot and dry, winters mild and rainy.
The
Church of St. Nicholas : Patara-born St. Nicholas
lived in the middle of the 5th century AD. He became
famous with his charitable personality and miraculous
ability to cure people’s diseases. While being just
a priest at the beginning, because of his fame he was
declared as a Saint later. His church was also turned
into a centre of pilgrimage. The main component of today’s
church is the structure of the church belongs to the
5th century AD. Which of the tombs found in the church
belong to St. Nicholas is still a matter in debate.
Every year ‘Santa Claus and Invitation to the World
Peace’ activities are held in the Church of St. Nicholas
on the 6th of December, decease date of Santa Claus.
Andriake
: After planning the Parthian War, Trajan came to
stay in Myra and indicated the need for a port to be
built in the south of the city, but this was realised
in the period of Hadrian. The city, to a great extent,
was at the foot of the hill in the south of the port.
The necropolis and the other remains of the city are
in the north side of the port entrance, very near to
today’s Demre. Aqueducts, Nymphaeum, Agora and cistern
are among the remains. Famous Granarium (silo) takes
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place in the
west of the Agora.
Myra : This ancient city is next to the Demre Brook. It at
the foot of the mount, north of the Church of St. Nicholas. In Myra,
there are Rock Tombs and a well preserved theatre.
Demre : Demre is a place where the sea unites with green.
Çayağzı, Kömürlü and Sülüklü are the beaches for swimming in Demre.
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