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Stone tombs (Myra, Turkey)
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The old Lycian city of Myra, in the Turkish region of Antalya, is home to impressive 4th century B.C. stone tombs. Visually, they look like old wooden Lycian storied-houses with numerous windows. The tombs are cut into the stone, and part of them are located above the old Greek-Roman theater, one of the main attractions of the city, while the others are in a place called the ‘necropolis river’ on the east side. Although most of them look simple today, it is assumed that they were once extravagantly painted in red, yellow, and blue. Reliefs with depictions of the daily life of the deceased have been found in some of them.
tipTravelMagazine September / October 2013.