Group size: 1 to 8 people
 
 Duration of the excursion: 8 hours.
 
 Distance from Antalya: 100-150 km
 

 
 The price includes: transfer from the hotel within Kemer
 

 
 The price does not include: meals, entrance tickets, guide.
 

 
 Just 120 km from Antalya, in the small town of Demre, are two major landmarks, symbols of Antalya tourism: the Church of St. Nicholas (11th century) and the Lycian rock tombs in Myra (5th century BC). It's hard to believe, but St. Nicholas was born, lived, and served as an archbishop in the Antalya region. It's here that many legends about St. Nicholas as the protector of children and sailors and the tradition of giving gifts on Christmas Eve originated. The Church of St. Nicholas, where the bishop himself served, was built in the 4th century as a small chapel. Over the course of time (from the 6th century to the 19th century), the church was rebuilt four times, adding frescoes, floor mosaics, a courtyard, a monastery, a dome, and a bell tower. It is believed that Saint Nicholas was buried in this church and remained there until 1087, when Italian merchants took the saint's relics to Bari, Italy. The Lycian Tombs of Myra are the largest rock-cut tomb complex of ancient Lycia in Antalya, dating back to the Greco-Persian Wars. The tombs resemble houses with triangular roofs, log ceilings, and sliding doors. During the tour, we will also stroll through the Greco-Roman theater and explore a small 6th-century Christian chapel discovered in 2012 in Demre in a local resident's yard. You will learn stories and legends about these places during the tour, and you will also have the opportunity to personally touch the sarcophagus in which, according to one legend, Saint Nicholas was buried.
 

 
 ADDITIONALLY
 
 + $100 transfer from a hotel in Belek, Side
 
 + $70 local historian guide
 
 + $300 private boat trip on the sea (with swimming) near Kekova Island