Saint Nicholas of Myra, by Ilya RepinRoman theatre of Myra, with the rock-cut tombs of the ancient Lycian necropolis on the cliff in the background
Myra is an ancient town in Lycia. The small town of Kale (Demre) is near it today. It is in Antalya Province of Turkey. It was on the river Myros (Demre Çay), in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.
Nicholas of Myra (also known as Saint Nicholas) did many things there.
