The ancient town of Limyra, about 81 kilometers east of Kas, dates from the 5th century BC and is one of the oldest settlements in Lycia.
On the hill to the north of the site, an upper and lower acropolis can be seen, with remains of a Byzantine church and Roman theater.
On the crag to the south stands the Heroon of Perikles (370 BC), hewn out of the rock in the form of a temple. There are also three large Lycian rock tombs.
All the ruins are severely weathered and not well preserved, but the lost-in-time atmosphere is hard to beat.
