The Apolloian ruins are
on a hill in the village of Kiliçli 22 kilometer away from Kas
on the Kekova road. You can drive to the hill and then climb
to the top. As with other Lycian cities, we know little about
Apolloia. Ancient writers were also not clear about where exactly
Apolloia was situated, but today we know almost definitely from
inscriptions
and a sacrifice
stele from the times of Augustus and Tiberius that Apolloia
was in today’s Kiliçli village.
Apollania was a strong fortress where a ruler lived. Judging
from the remains, Apolloia existed in the fourth century B.C.
and was represented in the
Lycian Union as Aperlai. The city
was set up on a rocky area that looked like the letter
L. The city walls to the north and west have survived
to our day with little damage. Some of the city walls
were built in rectangular shapes and cyclopean-style
large stones were used in the construction of most of
them.
