Simena Archaeological Sitevisitor guide.

Kale Village was established upon ancient Simena. Inscriptions trace the city's history back to the 4th century BC. Simena Castle was occupied in the Middle Ages. Inside the medieval citadel walls stood a temple represented by surviving masonry blocks and an associated stoa. The citadel also houses a 300-seat theater with 7 rock-cut rows of seats—the smallest theater among Lycian cities. Above a rock tomb rest a regular ashlar Roman wall and late-period battlemented battlements, displaying three distinct historical epochs in a single view. On the shore, an inscription on the ruined bath states it was 'presented to Emperor Titus by the council and people of Aperlai and other confederate cities'. Multiple tombs, including two house-type tombs, are visible; the house tomb north of the tower features a Lycian inscription. Looking toward Üçağız from the castle reveals what a secure natural harbor this was. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS OLYMPOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MYRA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PERGE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PATARA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE PHASELIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE SIDE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE