St.Nicholas, known worldwide as Santa Claus, was bom in Pacara about 300 AD and lived and died in Myra. After his death, the people of Myra built a i hurch in his honor and buried him in a sarcophagus in it. An earthquake in 529 destroyed the church, so a new, larger one was built, Crusaders and merchants from Bari, Italy broke open the sarcophagus in J 087 and look his bones to Bari, However, some of St. Nicholas bones are on display at the Anialya Museum

Kekova is a natural paradise blending nature and history along the clear, blue shore with its thousands of bays. Kekova includes Ucagiz (Theimussa) on the shore, Kalekoy (Simena) which is acessible by boat, and opposite Kalekoy, Kekova Island with its Sunken City. Hundreds of yachts anchor in the unsurpassed bays of fishing villages which attract millions of local and foreign tourists each year.