Once upon a time there was a small town called Demre on the south coast of Turkey midway between Fethiye and Antalya. Demre…
Beside a car park in the centre of Fethiye a huge Lycian sarcophagus goes largely ignored by the hundreds of people who pass…
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 Hittites, the Phrygians, the Urartians. Turkey’s most famous archaeological sites tend to be those dating back to the Graeco-Roman period. However, some…
Santa’s birthplace Population: 15,500 Alternative names: Kale, Myra Favourite son: St Nicholas (AJA Santa Claus)…
The Western Mediterranean coastline stretches from overblown Marmaris and the lovely Datça and Reşadiye peninsulas in the west to big but suprisingly beautiful…