Colybrassus Antik Kenti

About Colybrassus Antik Kenti

Colybrassus is an ancient city within Bayırkozağacı village in the Güzelbağ area, about thirty kilometres north-east of Alanya. The city centre lies in a valley. Lying east of Pisidia and west of Cilicia, it shows traces of the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, and written sources show that life there continued into the Middle Ages. Steps cut into the rock lead up to the buildings of the city centre and to the gate in the city wall. In the necropolis to the south-west are many sarcophagi standing in the open and a rock tomb with a monumental facade, reached by a flight of eighteen steps. The residential area east of the city centre extends to Kandilcik Tepesi, and an inscription on the wall in this part mentions the quarters of a military unit. The city also has two temples, the western one standing almost to roof level. The site can be reached by private vehicle.