Located slightly inland, Silifke (90 km from Mersin spreads out at the foot of a hill. Crowned with a citadel this piece of high ground was formerly the acropolis of Clician Seleucia. In the town a Roman bridge crosses the ancient Calycadnos River today called the Goksu Ataturk once stayed in a local turn-of-the-century house that has now been converted into the Ethnography Museum. The Silifke Archaeology Museum, on the way to Tasucu, is filled with relics from all over the area. In Demircili (the ancient Imbriogon) north of Silifke on the way Uzuncaburc, there are well preserved monumental tombs of the early Roman Period. The drive up the mountain road to the magnicifent ancient site of Diocaesarae, Uzuncaburc, at 1200 meters, is lined with large tombs. The remains of the impressive Temple of Zeus, Olbius, The Temple of Tyche, a monumental arch, theater, Byzantine church, and tower are outstanding. Four kilometers to the east, the ruins of Olba (Ura) – the Roman aqueducts, theater, and fountain – make a quick tour well worth-while. Continuing along the coast road south from Silifke you come to Meryemlik (Ayatekla), a Roman necropolis with the tomb and church of St. Thecla, the first female martyr.