Xanthos
The ancient Lycian city of Arna, on a hill above the river of the same name near the village of Kınık. Its tall pillar tombs are the finest of their kind, and together with nearby Letoon it was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
- Where
- Kınık, Antalya, Türkiye
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.3571, 29.3193
Get the Xanthos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Xanthos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Antalya volume with your photos and a note.
Near Xanthos
Kaputaş Beach 18 km
A small cove of pebbly sand between Kaş and Kalkan, reached by a long flight of steps down from the coast road. It sits at the mouth of a narrow gorge, and its water is a famously clear turquoise.
Butterfly Valley 23 km
A steep, protected valley on the Mediterranean coast near Fethiye, closed in by cliffs and opening onto a small beach. It is named for the many butterfly species that live there, and most people arrive by boat.
Ölüdeniz 28 km
A beach resort 14 km south of Fethiye, where a sheltered lagoon of still, pale blue water meets the open sea. Paragliders launch from Mount Babadağ above and drift down to land on the sand.
Kekova Island 54 km
A small, uninhabited island near Demre, facing the villages of Kaleköy and Üçağız, known in antiquity as Dolichiste. Boats pass along its shore over the half-sunken ruins of an ancient town.
Myra 62 km
A Lycian city on a fertile plain at what is now Demre, later Hellenised and ruled by Rome. Its cliff face is carved with house-like rock tombs above a Roman theatre, and Saint Nicholas was its bishop.
Kaunos 81 km
The ruins of a city of ancient Caria, a few kilometres west of Dalyan across the reedy river. Its theatre, baths and harbour sit below the cliffs where the town's famous temple-fronted rock tombs were carved high above the water.
Yanartaş 102 km
A rocky hillside above Çıralı where gas seeps from the ground and burns in small flames that never go out. Ancient Lycia knew it as Mount Chimaera, and some ancient writers saw it as the source of the myth of the fire-breathing Chimera.
Olympos 103 km
An ancient Lycian port whose ruins line both banks of a creek running through a deep, wooded valley to the sea. It was one of the six leading cities of the Lycian League and flourished again in the 5th century as a bishopric.
Questions
Where is Xanthos?
Xanthos is in Kınık, Antalya, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kaputaş Beach (18 km), Butterfly Valley (23 km), Ölüdeniz (28 km).
How do I get the Xanthos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Xanthos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Antalya volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Xanthos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Antalya volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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