Fethiye Ancient Cities, Historical Places and Museums

Fethiye Culture Center

The cultural centre, which is shortly named FKM (Fethiye Kültür Merkezi), is located at the end of the Fethiye Kordon. In addition to various events, classical music concerts, symposiums, theatre performances, children’s events and conferences are held at the Cultural Center. Address: Cumhuriyet Neighborhood. Atatürk St. no: 17 Phone: 0252 614 10 20

Fethiye Museum

The Fethiye Museum, which dates back to 3,000 BC, contains many historical ancient cities and rock tombs. The statues, ceramics, sculpture heads, windows, coins of various periods, historical artefacts from various historical sites are exhibited in the museum. The museum, which has been serving visitors since 1987, is located in the centre of Fethiye. It can be visited every day. Museum cardholders can enter the museum free of charge. The museum is open from 08:30 until 19:00.

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Fethiye Castle

The castle, which is located in the south of the city, is thought to belong to the Knights of St. John. There are several inscriptions carved into the walls of the castle, a cistern and two small rock tombs. Those who visit Fethiye Castle also have a beautiful view of Fethiye. The castle, which is visited for free, is reached by a steep road

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Telmessos rock tombs:

Located in the centre of Fethiye and carved into the rock, tombs survived from the Lycian period to the present day. A wonderful view of Fethiye awaits visitors at the rock tombs, which are the symbol of the city. The rock tombs, which were estimated to have been built in the 4th century BC, reveal a great visual, especially by illumination at night.

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The tomb of King Amintas (Amyntas):

Built on the hillside of Fethiye in the 4th century BC, the tomb of King Amyntas is the most beautiful and magnificent of the Telmessos rock tombs. Entrance to the tomb of King Amyntas, which passes through the stairs, is for a fee and museum cardholders can visit free of charge.From the point where the rock tomb is located, you can also see great views of Fethiye and Şövalye Island. Visiting hours are from 09:00 in the morning to 20:00 in the summer and from 08:00 to 17:00 in the winter.

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Fethiye - Ancient City of Telmessos

The ancient city of Telmessos, formerly known as the City of Light, was destroyed by earthquakes and natural disasters and some of them were buried in the sea.

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Telmossos ancient theatre:

Telmossos theatre, known to exist according to ancient sources, was unearthed during the excavations carried out from 1993 to 1995. It is understood from the sources that the theatre, which was built in the early Roman period, was renovated in the 2nd century AD and used as an arena during the Byzantine period. The ancient theatre is located next to the yacht harbour in Fethiye and has a capacity of 1500 people and is used today for artistic and cultural activities. The nearby ancient theatre of Fethiye marina is visited every day.

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Ankle Monastery Kayakoy

Built as a two-storey building carved into the rocks at a height of 400 meters from the sea, the structure is part of Kayaköy’s silhouette. It is presumed that the building, which was climbed by stairs carved into the rocks, was the seat of a monk named Eleftherios in ancient times. Afkule monastery, which offers a magnificent view to its visitors, is frequently visited by those who visit Kayaköy and walk the Lycian Way. Afkule can not be reached by car and can be reached after walking approximately 5 km from Kayaköy.

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Arsada Ancient City

Located within the borders of Evren (Ören) village, which is 40 km away from Fethiye, there are ruins of city walls, baths and waterways, rock tombs, Lycian type sarcophagi from the Byzantine period. While there is no definite information about...


Fethiye - Araxa Ancient City

Located 50 km southeast of Fethiye within the borders of Arsaköy, the ancient city was built on a long and low hill. The ancient city, which is approximately 915 meters high, is reached by a steep pathway....

Kayakoy

Kayaköy, whose first settlement dates back to 3000 BC, was founded on the ruins of the ancient Lycian city of Karmilasos in the 14th century and became the biggest trade centre of the time with its pharmacies, hospitals, churches and printing houses. Formerly known as Levissi, Kayaköy is also known as a ghost village. Under the influence of tourism developed in recent years, some of the houses in the city have been restored and turned into boutique hotels and art houses. Among the old buildings in the village are 2 small churches, several chapels, stone roads, cisterns. For those who want to stay or camp in Kayakoy, there are house pensions and camping areas. There are minibuses from Fethiye every day of the week for those who want to go to the village on the world-famous Lycian way

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The ancient city of Letoon

Located in Kumluova, 65 km from Fethiye, Letoon is the religious centre of the Lycian Union and is known for its 3 temples dedicated to the goddess Leto, the goddess Artemis and the goddess Apollo. In the excavations carried out since 1962, the ...


Kadyanda (ancient city of Cadianda)

Located 25 km from Fethiye, the ancient city is known as the last city to join the Lycian Union. The settlement dates back to the 5th century BC and after the excavations carried out by the Fethiye Museum, the agora,...


Pinara Ancient City

Pinara, which is one of the largest cities in the Lycian region, is also known as the city where the first beauty contests were held in ancient times, 55 km from Fethiye. The ancient city gained importance with its interesting temple dedicated t...


Sidyma Ancient City

The ancient city of Sidyma is located in Dodurga neighbourhood of Seydikemer district. Although it is known that the ruins inside the city belong to the Roman period, it was found from the inscriptions and ...

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