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Blue
Lagoon (Ölüdeniz):
Explore Blue Lagoon (Ölüdeniz) where the calm
crystal water is ideal for swimming and other water sports. Blue Lagoon is
located near the famous tourist resort of Fethiye, Belcekız Beach and
protected as one of the natural parks of Turkey. real estates oludeniz
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Xanthos:
Political capital of Lycian Federation, Xanthos
is known as the place of people who committed suicide all together for
peace and freedom when Persians invaded town in 546 BC. Sir Charles
Fellows first discovered Xanthos in 1838 and all relieves and unlikely
beautiful Nereids Monuments were carried to LondonBritish Museum. The
ruins still standing in the city, which is at present location of Kınık
Village on the road from Fethiye to Kaş Town, are splendid samples of the
Lycian Civilisation.
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Cadianda :
The ancient city of Cadianda is
located at Üzümlü Village, about 20 Km. from Fethiye. Best samples of
Cyclops Walls of the ancient ages, a sport complex, theatre and Heroon
like temple type tombs are all worth to see.
Tlos: Located at 28 km.
from Fethiye, Tlos is one of the oldest residential areas of Lycia and one
of the few cities, which continued its existence up to the 19th Century.
Tlos is known as the sport centre of Lycian Federation and was the home
of mythological winged horse Pegasus and his hero Bellorophonte.
Acropolis, temple type tomb of Bellorophonte, Stadiumbath complex, and
theatre are some of the structures coming from early periods of Tlos.
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Pinara:
Beauty Center of Lycians, Pınara is on
the way to Minare Village and can be reached by a short road branching off
from the FethiyeKaş highway. Numerous Pigeon Holes like simple tombs
carved on the slope of the Hill and a hearth planned Aphrodite Temple are
probably the most interesting remains of Pınara to
see.
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Letoon:
Letoon is a holy city, dedicated to Goddess
Leto, located at the Kumluova Village and 4 Km. from Xanthos. It is known
that all holy ceremonies were held here with the priests of the temples of
Leto, Artemis and Apollon.
Oenanda: recently excavated city of Oenanda
is located near İncealiler Village, about 88 Km. to Fethiye. British and
Turkish archaeologists discovered about 300 scribed tablets of Lycian
Epicurean Philosopher Dioghenes.
Fethiye is
surrounded by Toros (Taurus) Mountains, which are fully decorated with
pine and cedar trees in addition to about 10.000 sorts of floral
components. Ecological life of Fethiye is waiting to be explored by the
people who are the lovers of nature, culture and history.
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Butterfly Valley:
Pieri Rapos, Euglapia
Quadripunctia, Danaus Chtsippus and others
Butterfly Valley is placed at
the bottom of deep and sharp of a Valley, which is one of the most
beautiful bays around Fethiye. Starting springtime for about 910 months
more than 40 kinds of butterflies can be watched in the valley.
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Gemiler Bay & Island:
Following the road
leading from Kaya Köyü, you end up at a beautiful beach surrounded by pine
and olive trees. Gemiler bay is facing you to the small Island where
Byzantine ruins lie tucked among the pines. A Japanese team has carried on
archaeological excavations for 10 years.
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Saklikent Gorge:
High in the mountains above
Fethiye rushing torrents cut a narrow gorge / canyon through the
mountains, creating Saklıkent Gorge. A cool refuge on hot summer days,
Saklıkent Gorge is a favourite picnic spot with rustic restaurants serving
delectable fresh trout.
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KAYA KÖYÜMOSAICS
OF CULTURES:
Beyond the Fethiye fortress going south, if you follow
the road climbing up to the slope some 7 km. you can come to a magnificent
lowland where Anatolian Greeks had lived until 1922. Greeks called the
town Levissi in the past. Kaya Köyü in the year 1922 during the exchange
of Turks in Thrace with Anatolian Greeks was evacuated and the new
residents did not take up the existing houses. Kaya become a Ghost Town
as an abandoned town after 1923.
2 churches, chapels, numerous houses,
schools, library, hospital, workshops and the other structures will be
renovated soon according to a project which is made by The Association of
Turkish Travel Agencies and The Chamber Of Turkish Architects.
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