Finike Region is a holiday spot in Antalya province with a perfect blend of history, nature and sea. The district draws attention with the ruins of Limyra and Arykanda ancient cities. It is also famous for its oranges.
It is founded with the name of Phoinikos at the entrance of Aykýrý Brook in the V. C. B.C. It is supposed that the name ‘Finike’ comes from the Phoenicians who used the region as a trade centre. Limyra, the capital city of the region, was known as the harbour where the export of its agricultural produces was carried out.
Arykanda
It's a ruin place in Arif Village, which is in the middle of the Elmali, Finike highway. There is no information supported by the sources of archaeological and written records about the time of first settlement. It is known as an ancient settlement place since the name ‘Arykanda’ is a native name in respect of philology. On one of the most upper terraces of Arykanda, there is a stadium of which running track takes the shape of a trapeze after a certain part. The seats of the stadium are on one side. By stairs near to the middle of the stadium, it is connected to the lower terrace having a small but well preserved theatre. In the lower terrace, there is Odeon accessed by stairs from the theatre. The portico in front of the Odeon surrounds the Agora in the shape of cornered U. Necropolis covers much more area than the official and private buildings do. Besides the grave rooms covered with vaults, there are also tombs in the necropolis. In the bottom terrace of the grave, the buildings are serving as terraces to each other, there's a big bath of which two floors survived up to the present day. One of the most interesting ruins of the city is the water arches on the surface of the rocks at the sources of Aykiri Brook.