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Ancient cities · Antalya

Xanthos

UNESCO World HeritageLycian–Roman33 km from Kaş

The leading city of ancient Lycia, and with the Letoon a World Heritage Site since 1988. Pillar tombs stand on the hill; the Harpy Tomb reliefs and the Nereid Monument were shipped to the British Museum in the 1840s, and casts stand in their place.

Plan the visitIts place in history

Plan your visit

Time to allow
About 1–2 hours

For a first visit at an easy pace.

Stay in
Kaş

33 km away as the crow flies, so allow more on the road.

On a trip
The Lycian coast

Day 2 of 5.

Hours and tickets
Check before you go

Opening hours and prices change: see muze.gov.tr (opens in a new tab).

Times are our estimates. Distances are straight lines.

Its place in history

Read the chapter before you go.

1000–330 BCGreeks and PersiansGreek cities grew along the Aegean coast, and in Ionia the first philosophers asked what the world was made of.

Where its treasures are now

Abroad

Nereid Monument

Held abroad; no return

British Museum, London
Abroad

Harpy Tomb reliefs, Payava Tomb and other Xanthian tombs

Held abroad; casts stand on site

British Museum, London

From here

Kaş

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