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. |