🏛️ Patara-Phellos
Adjoining Lycian cities on the southwestern coast of Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Lycia, in southwestern Türkiye, near present-day Gelemis
- Patara served as a major port city and capital of the Lycian League in antiquity
- Phellos was a neighboring fortified settlement, perched on elevated terrain
- Both sites contain Lycian, Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine remains
Patara and Phellos are two adjacent ancient settlements in the Lycian region of southwestern Türkiye that flourished during ...