Beside a car park in the centre of Fethiye a huge Lycian sarcophagus goes largely ignored by the hundreds of people who pass…
Population: 6,000-20,000 The dusty little town of Kınık between Patara and Fethiye lives for market gardening rather than tourism. Look down on it…
The first Luwian-speaking Lycians appeared on the scene in the 13th century BC. Fiercely independent, like most of the coastal peoples they found…
Shrine of Leto Off the main road from Fethiye to Kalkan at Kumluova lies the Letoon, a vast triple temple dedicated to the brother…
“Cynical Town” Population (Kınık): 13,400 The beautiful ruins of the Lycian city of Xanthos are a one km walk uphill from…
If you’re planning a tour of Turkey you might want to factor in that these are the sites that UNESCO believes the world…
The Western Mediterranean coastline stretches from overblown Marmaris and the lovely Datça and Reşadiye peninsulas in the west to big but suprisingly beautiful…