DONT LEAVE WITHOUT

-Buying pomegranate sour,silk woven,pepper paste and the most important Daphne soap.

-Tasting Humus,Kunefe,Kerevic,Marrow desert,Icli kofte(meat balls),Kaytaz pastry,Sour meal...

-Visiting St.Pierre Church,Archeology Museum,St.Simeon Monastery,Habib-i Neccar Mosque,Titus Tunnel,Antakya Castle,Bakras Castle,Old Antakya houses,the shore line of Arsuz,Koz Castle...

CEVLIK

It was founded by Seleukos Nikator in 300 B.C. In order to prevent the filling of the inner part by the floods from mountains, a tunnel construction was initiated in the period of Emperor Vespesian but this tunnel was completed only in the period of Titus. The most frequently visited location is the Besikli Cave in which the rock tombs are present. Source:kultur.gov.tr .

ULU MOSQUE

Ulu Mosque, which is known as the oldest structure of the city and is constructed in 16th century, reflecting the initial period architecture of Islamism. Ulu Mosque demolished in 1987, and than reconstructed at the same style.

NUN ROCK TOMBS

They are located around Konacik village where is on direction of Isikli village on the 12th kiolometres from Arsuz(Ulucinar).There are many imposing tombs that was determined belong to 5 th Rome period in the excavation was done in this region. It was came out that the tombs belong to the nuns from the figures on them. The sole of the mosaic where is being almost next to tombs supposed to be belong to the church.

ST. HANNA CHURCH

Many monk and bishop lived in Arsuz and around to spread Prophet Jesus’s doctrine in the beginning of the Christianity. One of them was St.Hanna who get a church built in Uluçınar (Arsuz). This church is still used, which is called with its founder and located in the centrum of Arsuz. There are many icon in the church when was reconstructed in 1514 and so much voluable 2 printing pictures were remaining from 1600 years made on cloth. These pictures have been still exhibited in St.Hanna church. Source:aksuz .rg

VIRGIN MARY'S POOL

It is 8 kilometres far away from Haciahmetli village.Virgin Mary's Pool is known as a sacred place by Christians.For the rumour Virgin Mary passed from this place and had a washed oneself in this pool.However a peasant saw Virgin Mary there and she entered the lake too.But when peasant entered the lake ,the lake was wither up.Afterwords the people saw that and begun to pray.At the end of this pray two waters begun to drip between the rocks.One of that water was hot ,other one was cold.It said that hot water symbolize sin ,cold water symbolize sanctity...

HASSA

It is 87 kilometres far from Arsuz(Ulucinar) and at the east of the Amanos Mountains.At the past it was Adana city s district but when Hatay be a city of Turkey ,it became Hatay s district.Grape viniculture is developed in Hassa very much.