Cultural Sites in the region


The Gulf of Fethiye and Göcek provides many opportunities to visit cultural sites of interest. The following are within a 1 hour journey of our featured properties.

Kaunos An important Carian city founded in approximately 9th century BC.
Telmessos The modern town of Fethiye is built on the site of this ancient Lycian town. Numerous sarcophagi are dotted around the town and a wonderful example of a cliff tomb is to be found overlooking Fethiye
Fethiye Museum Houses examples of Lycian antiquities and trilingual stele from Letoon, which helped with deciphering the Lycian language.
Tlos A fortress-topped acropolis dramatically set high on a rocky outcrop.
Pinara A Lycian site with a splendid and isolated setting
Letoon A shrine to Leto consisting of three temples
Xanthos The ancient capital and grandest city of Lycia
Patara The birthplace of St Nicholas and a mystical site half-covered with the sands of Patara beach.