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Patara and Didyma

March 31, 2026
The Lighthouse at Patara.The Lighthouse at Patara.
Theater and Hill of Patara.Theater and Hill of Patara.
Odeon and View of Patara.Odeon and View of Patara.
Gate of Modestus.Gate of Modestus.
We will visit Patara on Saturday, April 28 2026. You are invited to join us!We will visit Patara on Saturday, April 28 2026. You are invited to join us!
Checking out the Temple of Apollo at Didyma.Checking out the Temple of Apollo at Didyma.

The apostle Paul, and Luke (note the “we”), passed through the port of Patara as they were heading towards Jerusalem at the end of Paul’s Third Missionary Journey.

Acts 21:1–2 “After we had torn ourselves away from them [from the Ephesian elders at Miletus, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Cos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara. We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went on board and set sail.”