Orontes

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  2 Twin Bed + Sofa Bed


• Max: 3 People

Orontesriver (aka Asi) is born in Lebonan and meets the Mediterranean Sea in Hatay Samandağı. Orontes has significant importance fo rAntakya's history. Orontesriver wasused by St.Pauland St. Barnabas for the propagation of Christinity. Also it was avery important traderoute.Inthe 14th Century Dantementioned Charon and Orontes, in his famous, La Divina Commedia ‘’ but it’s records go way back in the history. In Greek my thology, Charon was the ferrymanwhocarried the souls of the new lydeceaseda cross ther ivers Styxand Acheron which separated the world of the living and the world of the dead.Duringthe 2nd Century B.C.,Charon'sstatuewascarved on Antakya’s mountain known today as Habib Necar.It was believed that Charonplayed aprotectorrole againstpandemics. Thecarving of Charonwasalsofacing Orontesriver,rightabovethefirstchristianchurch of the World (St. PierreChurch)which is still opened for visitors.You are in vited to touch and feel the history by diving intothe colour sandde corations in this room.