Uzuncaburç, an hour’s ride in a great mountain area north of Silifke, is where the ruins of Olbia Diocaesarea can be found. Most of these date to the second century BC. A dynasty of priests (the Teucrids) ruled West Cilicia from here, until emperor Vespian integrated the area into the Roman province of Cilicia. In this gallery I also show – as a sub-gallery - pictures of the nearby (45 minutes on a real ancient Roman road) Ura, the housing town belonging to the temples at Olbia Diocaesarea. It has been identified as the Ura that is already mentioned in Hittite sources.

In 2013 I visited all these spots again, taking many similar pictures and some new ones.

On the return to Silifke do not forget Demircili with some fine grave monuments.