Seven km up on the mountainside above the village of Üzümlü near Fethiye, Kadyanda is one of those wonderful remote ruined sites that…
Beside a car park in the centre of Fethiye a huge Lycian sarcophagus goes largely ignored by the hundreds of people who pass…
Holiday colony amid pines Population: 3,600 It’s hard to know what to say about Hisarönü-Ovacik, the extraordinary aberration…
“Grape/Green Grape” village Population: 2,500 Festival:…
The first Luwian-speaking Lycians appeared on the scene in the 13th century BC. Fiercely independent, like most of the coastal peoples they found…
The town called “Work” Market day: Sunday Just outside Fethye, Çalış has a lovely beach which is inevitably backed with a solid wall…
“Hidden City” Gorge If you’re staying in Fethiye it’s fairly easy to visit the Saklıkent Gorge, a place I used to think magical…
Setting for “Birds Without Wings” Population: 1,000 Old name: Karmylassos, Lebessos, Levissi (Greek) At Hisarönü/Ovacık…
The Turkish “Dead Sea” Population: 6,150 If…
Other names: Pinale, Artymnesos Favourite son: St Nicholas of Myra (AKA Santa Claus) The archaeological site at Pınara near Fethiye is something of…