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OLYMPUS

Olympus has been located in the western side of Antalya and between Kemer and Adrasan. While going to Kumluca from Antalya, you will see the sign of Olympus after passing Phaselis. Its exact establishment date is not known, however it is a port city which's name has been written on the coins of Likya Confederation printed between B.C. 168-78. It has kept its existence till A.C. XV. Century. The famous Bellerophontes legend has been lived here. Ancient city is on the both sides of the valley having a unique beauty. The city is a settlement place surrounded with perpendicular mountains on the southern and northern part. Olympus is one of the very important port cities of Ancient Likya and always been the subject of mythology in the history. Since Mountain Omurga, which separates two valleys, does not have a passage, the city is like a dead end. The passage between the valleys was provided with a natural rock hole in the first centuries. Olympus had its name from this rock hole. However, as the sea is getting far from the shore in the past years, this hole has lost its functionality and it is filled with sand and stone. Many ruins can be seen, such as water channels, city walls, tombs, etc….