Paul passed through this place when he returned from his third missionary journey.
Acts 21:1After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.Acts 21:2There we found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, so we went aboard and set sail.Acts 21:3After we sighted Cyprus, we passed it on our left and sailed on to Syria. We landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Also, when Paul was being taken to Rome, he passed through the port of Myra here and changed ships.
Acts 27:4From there we put out to sea again and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.Acts 27:5After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.Acts 27:6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.Acts 27:7We sailed slowly for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. When the wind did not allow us to advance further, we sailed for the lee of Crete, off Salmone.Acts 27:8We moved along the coast with difficulty and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.