LYRBOTON KOME ARKEOPARK

Yakın zamanda Lyrboton Kome Antik Kenti tekrar gün ışığına çıktı. Antalya’nın eteklerindeki Kepez ilçesinde yer alan kent, dört yıl süren kazıların ardından 2018 yılında ziyarete açılmış. Köy bir zamanlar Perge‘ye bağlı büyük bir zeytinyağı üretim merkeziymiş. Lyrboton’ un hemen yanıbaşında ki yola İmparator Yolu adı veriliyor ve Perge’yi Döşemealtı’na bağlıyor. Çoğu insanın bilmediği Lyrboton, şüphesiz ziyaret etmeye değer bir yer. Lyrboton Kome’nin keşfi, 2011 yılında devlet destekli “hazine avcılarının” bu siteye rastlaması sonucu tesadüfen gerçekleşmiş. Keşfin ardından arkeologlar dört yıl boyunca bölgede çalışmış ve araştırmalar yapmışlar. Antik kentte, restorasyon ve kazı çalışmaları devam etmektedir.

Kısa bir tırmanışın ardından geniş bir plato üzerindeki alana ulaşıyorsunuz.

is Although called Archeopark Lyrboton Kome Ancient City, a fascinating site that shows its 2,200-year-old ruins from the Roman and Byzantine Periods. Immerse yourself in a village that once thrived as a prominent olive oil production center, boasting over 100 olive oil workshops. In its heyday, the Ancient City of Lyrboton Kome played a pivotal role in olive oil exports, solidifying its reputation as a professional and comprehensive production settlement.

The remarkable journey of Lyrboton begins with the nun Arete. As the founder and owner of this settlement, Arete constructed a tower dedicated to Emperor Domitian and Artemis of Perge, laying the foundation for the olive oil organization.

With the establishment of an olive foundation, Arete’s daughter Kille and granddaughter Mouas continued to nurture the village’s production, ensuring its institutional success.

Olive Oil production building

There are remarkable much buildings still standing.

Situated close to Antalya city, but the nature still dominates the site

Alongside the renowned olive oil workshops, Arete Tower, two-storey houses, baths, churches, and more than eighty tombs await your exploration. The city’s enchanting cisterns add to its mystique. Experience slow travel in Lyrboton at its finest with our cultural Turkey journey on slowtravelguide.net.

After the discovery the researchers discovered that in the early days olive oil was not used in food but as fuel to burn candles.

The original plan with Lyrboton was to turn the site into an archaeology park, where visitors could visit the houses, churches, baths and so on. The city proves that olive oil existed in the Mediterranean region even before it did in the Aegean region.

It is not clear what the plans are for the future with the archaeology park and museum. The site looks a little deserted, used by the shepards and also locals who use it as a picnic area.

You can easely enjoy an afternoon in this beautiful site, away from the busy life in Antalya, Antalya that is only a few kilometers away.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR YOUR VISIT

You can use the car for visiting the site. You are not allowed in the the park itself with the car. The last 1000m you have to (easy) climb the dirt road that goes up to the entrance of the site itself. Keep in mind that there are no shops, toilets or whatever at the site. So bring your own water when you visit. Please leave nature the same way that you found it.

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