Guide
The Museum of Lycian Civilisations is inside the granary at Andriake, in Demre — the imperial silo of the second century AD, which survives complete and standing and was fitted out as a museum for that reason. Andriake itself is a separate record in our inventory; the two are one visit.
The site opened to visitors in 2015 under a ministry project to build a reception centre and lay out a visiting route at Andriake. Restoration covered the buildings of the harbour city's southern settlement — the agora-plakoma, the cistern, the granary, the baths, a church and a synagogue — along with its honorific monuments. Paths run from the reception centre through the site, ending at the granary.
The museum has eight rooms, and most of what it holds comes from excavations across Lycia. The rooms are arranged by subject — Lycian history and geography, epigraphy, economic and social life, and religious culture — each following its material through time, with information panels, reconstructions and interactive displays.
On Andriake's disused quay stands a reconstruction of an ancient trading ship, showing how olive oil and wine were carried in amphorae.
