Myra Ruins - Great Attractions (Turkey)
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Take a tour of Myra Ruins in Turkey – part of the World’s Greatest Attractions travel video series by GeoBeats.
The Myra ruins reside in Turkey on the coast of the Mediterranean, near a town that is now known as Demre.
Myra was once a leading city in a collection of ancient Turkish cities known as Lycia.
The ruins here are renowned for the rock-cut tombs and carved amphitheater.
The two sets of tombs are named river-necropolis and ocean-necropolis.
The interiors of many of the tombs resemble log-cabins; the exteriors were once supposedly painted many different colors.
St. Nicholas of Myra, whose striking church is located amidst the ruins, is said to be one of the original inspirations for Santa Claus.
The Myra ruins reside in Turkey on the coast of the Mediterranean, near a town that is now known as Demre.
Myra was once a leading city in a collection of ancient Turkish cities known as Lycia.
The ruins here are renowned for the rock-cut tombs and carved amphitheater.
The two sets of tombs are named river-necropolis and ocean-necropolis.
The interiors of many of the tombs resemble log-cabins; the exteriors were once supposedly painted many different colors.
St. Nicholas of Myra, whose striking church is located amidst the ruins, is said to be one of the original inspirations for Santa Claus.