Thursday, April 3 2025

Tag: Lycian

Five-century-old Millefiori Glass Plateques Found in the Historic Lycian City of Myra

Millefiori glass plates from the 5th century AD discovered in the historic Lycian city of Myra

In the ancient city of Myra, one of the six major ancient Lycian cities, glass plates called millefiori or “Thousand Flowers” were discovered. The ancient city of Myra is located in the Demre district of Antalya. Myra takes its name from the myrtle tree and was called Muri in the Classical Age. Later it was

Ancient Lycian city of Phaselis

Beach projects for the ancient Lycian city of Phaselis canceled

The court decided to cancel the public beach projects in Bostanlık and Alacasu bays of the ancient Lycian city of Phaselis in southern Antalya, which were tendered in February last year. A private company, which won the tender held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has started construction of two public beach projects in