The first thing  you will recall when you mentioned about demre is the santa claus.

How to get demre  ?

Distance from Antalya to Demre is 147 km . Finike – Demre is 28 km , Demre –kas 37 km , Demre –fethiye is 130 km.  Regular buses are available from antalya, fethiye and around to Demre especially in summers. Tours organized from antalya fethiye and around are also options to get and travel demre , myra and st. Nicholas church.

Demre located on a very fertile soils . General weather conditions seen in Demre district is

hot and dry are summers , warm and rainy  winters.

Despite having very important touristic, cultural attractions and big potential for tourism in Demre , the difficulties to get  and insufficient accommodation facilities  obstruct the development of city in tourism sector so the economy in Demre mostly based on  agriculture.

Demre known as one of the important city of the Lycian civilization. The earliest remnants and coins from the district date back to 3rd century B.C . Roman period made the city more developed and enriched. Civils who were in a condition contributed and helped for he civil projects working on improvement of the city.

St. Paul the apostle of jesus christ had visited city just before of going to Rome from  the port of Andrieke  . Myra was an important governmental and religious central for the byzantium in time.  Myra was also an eparchy center in 4th century and st. Nicholas was the bishop in the 4th century in Myra. St nicholas was respected and was loved by the locals however he suffered for years  because of his belief. 

6th of December is traditionally celebrated in Demre for the memory of Santa claus.

Myra and church of St. Nicholas are the worth places to see and visit in Demre district.