Exploring an overgrown Byzantine cemetery @scenicroutestothepast
Exploring an overgrown Byzantine cemetery  @scenicroutestothepast
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The necropolis of the Byzantine city of Korykos (modern Kızkalesi) is one of the most evocative places anywhere in Turkey. I walked among the tombs and ruined chapels at sunset.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:50 Basilica 1
3:52 Basilica 2
6:45 Sarcophagi
9:09 Cathedral
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