Kaleköy è uno dei luoghi più incantevoli del Mediterraneo occidentale; questa minuscola località è anche il sito delle rovine dell' antica Simena e la
Kaleköy è uno dei luoghi più incantevoli del Mediterraneo occidentale; questa minuscola località è anche il sito delle rovine dell' antica Simena e la fortezza dei crociati, arroccata su un grazioso villaggio affacciato sul mare. Pco distante si possono ammirare le rovine di diversi templi e terme pubbliche, parecchi sarcofaghi e tombe licie e le mura della città. Kaleköy (literally "Castle's village" in Turkish; ancient Lycian: Simena), is a village of the Demre district in the Antalya Province of Turkey, located between Kaş and Kale, on the Mediterranean coast. Kaleköy faces the island of Kekova, and can be reached by sea or on foot from Üçağız. All pre-Greek people of Anatolia built beautiful monumental tombs associated with some form of ancestor worship. The Lycians developed this form of art to perfection, no doubt facilitated by the soft limestone of the region. The quality of stonemasonry of the Lycian people is noteworthy and is especially significant in the construction of tombs. Today the entire landscape of Lycia is still dotted with their fascinating funerary monuments. The most recent count has revealed one thousand and eighty-five examples still intact, rock-cut tombs being the most common form. Lycia is famous for the sheer number of tombs and their quality. One thing that sets Lycian tombs apart from Hellenistic tradition is that whereas in Hellenistic culture the dead were placed outside of liveable areas (often flanking main roads into the cities), Lycian tombs are often integrated right into cities, displaying Lycia's ties with eastern traditions. This is very noticeable, for instance, at Patara, where monumental tombs are proudly placed right alongside the harbor. A monumental temple-tomb is even located beside the huge imperial granary and the main trade center. The Lycians, in effect, were always living with their departed ones. The Lycians seem to have held a belief that the souls of their dead would be transported from the t
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