Ancient Fethiye - one of the secluded Turkish towns - resorts of regional importance. It is a favorite vacation spot for foreign tourists who prefer activity together with educational excursions.
Fethiye (Telmessos) is located in the southwestern part of Turkey, not far from Dalaman Airport (only 40 km away). Officially part of the Mugla Province. It occupies an area of 3059 km², with a permanent population of just over 84000 people. The city lies in the foothills, which formed a natural pine-cedar forest border for it, complementing it with its peaks (the largest of which is Baba). Small in scale, but very cozy and charming. It has a well-developed tourist infrastructure with a wide variety of "star" levels of Turkish hotels, villas, apartments with a kitchen.
Leisure, excursions, entertainment
Fethiye is an ideal choice for a holiday in Turkey in the post-coronavirus period. Offers its foreign guests 285 sunny days a year (the resort season is from the end of March to the end of November), beautiful landscapes, avoiding crowds, interesting non-tourist locations, safe health and intellectually developing recreation.
There are plenty of things to do and places to choose from in Fethiye:
- The Blue Lagoon of Oludeniz is one of the most fantastic places on the Turkish Riviera. Here you can swim and sunbathe, paraglide, rent a yacht, go on a cruise around the islands of the Aegean Sea;
- "Butterfly Valley" with a snow-white sand coastal area, crystal clear waters of unprecedented blue, a mountain path to the Turkish village of Faralya, thousands of fluttering butterflies of all colors;
- Historical attractions - ruins of the Roman amphitheater and the Lycian city of "Pinara", the tomb of Amyntas, the Fethiye Museum, fragments of the Crusader Fortress and Tlos, the ancient city of Kayakoy (Karmilassos);
- Mountain gorge "Saklikent" (30 km from Fethiye) of the "Akdaǧlar" ridge with wooden and boardwalks along mountain trails, tea houses, canyoning, rafting tours;
- Calis Beach (5 km north-east of the center of Fethiye) with a gravel coastline along which hotels, cafes, pubs, and snack bars are scattered;
- The sandy beach "Patara" envelops with its spaciousness and love of freedom.
