Demre Myra Kekova tour from Kemer

Demre Myra Kekova tour from Kemer is a great opportunity to visit one of the first centers of origin and spread of Christianity. Choosing this walk, you can make a pilgrimage tour to the holy places and visit the places where St. Nicholas the Wonderworker lived and preached - the progenitor of the image of Santa Claus. You can safely say that My Kemer Tours offers the most affordable prices for excursions from Kemer
The price of the Demre-Myra-Kekova excursion from Kemer is quite democratic because the tour program is very rich and consists of three key attractions:

• pilgrimage to the places where St. Nicholas preached,
• acquaintance with the ancient city of the World and its ruins of surviving buildings,
• boat trip on a yacht in the sunken city of Kekova, most of which went under the water hundreds of years ago.

Temple of Santa Claus from Kemer

Demre Myra Kekova from Kemer, Demre is one of the most visited cities in Turkey. Here he spent the last years of his life the famous preacher and saint - Nikolai from Patras. Here you will see the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which was destroyed by an earthquake but was later restored. Here is the house where he spent the last years of his life, and on the church grounds, there is a marble sarcophagus, in which, according to legends, St. Nicholas was buried.

Few people know about tour to Demre to St. Nicholas in Turkey from Kemer because the miracle worker St. Nicholas or Santa Claus was buried in the city of Demre in the church in which he preached. His sarcophagus is still there today. However, in the 17th century, pirates attacked the city and stole its remains, and later sold them to the Church of Naples, which is located in Italy, where they remained. So the sarcophagus is still a place of power.

Tour to Demre from Kemer: what to see

The ruins of the ancient city of the world are famous for their Lycian tombs - the largest in all of Turkey. They were carved into the rocks especially for the most senior and wealthy inhabitants of the ancient city. According to ancient legends, the souls of those who are buried in the rock tombs, immediately go to heaven. The ruins of the ancient Greco-Roman theater and other buildings of the Roman Empire are also well preserved here. If you are interested to see historical places our company recommends you, Kemer to Pamukkale tour.

Kekova - one of the islands of the Mediterranean Sea, which during the First World War was the subject of disputes between Italy and Turkey. In its northern part, you can find the ruins of the ancient city of Dolkhiste. In the 2nd century AD, This settlement was completely destroyed by an earthquake, and all the buildings were partially submerged. Houses and large buildings rise above the water, but most of the structures are located below the water level. The coastline of the island is dotted with antique artifacts and objects of ancient times. During a walk on a yacht, through the glass windows at the bottom of the ship, you will see marble stairs and columns, the ruins of houses and city buildings, the ruins of the ancient port, and even Lycian sarcophagi.