Tlos Ancient City

Tlos city is atop an rocky outcrop that slopes up from a plateau from a modern village, but ends on the west, north and northeast in almost perpendicular cliffs. It one of few Lycian cities to be continually inhabited up until the 19th century by Romans, Byzantines and eventually Ottoman Turks.

The influence of many cultures upon Tlos has resulted in a patchwork of structures dominated by an acropolis and fortress. On the slopes leading up to the acropolis are numerous Lycian sarcophagi and many house- and temple-type tombs cut into the face of the hill. One such is the Tomb of Bellerophon, a large temple-type tomb with an unfinished facade of four columns featuring a relief in its porch of the legendary hero Bellerophon riding his winged horse Pegasus. A carving of a lion or leopard is inside the tomb.

“Fantastic holiday!”

As many other visitors have mentioned, this is truly a wonderful place to relax! All the staff at Delfin are helpful and are willing to help you have a good time...even bringing your gin and tonics to your sun loungers! The shuttle service from the beach was valuable when we had tired ourselves out doing too much relaxing in the sun and testing out a few bottles of Effes!! The boat trip organised by Mustafa was fabulous and we would highly recommend it. Nothing was too much trouble for Mustafa and his team, and they all worked very hard to make our stay so enjoyable.

nixoela (Surrey)
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