THE LYCIAN COAST LOCAL AREA
 Fethiye is 17km from both vacation villas, you can use use the regular Dolmus minibuses or it's an easy 25 minutes drive to a bustling port with lots to offer. By the harbour you can walk past the boats or relax in the many bars and tea-houses. In the Old Town there are shops offering quality leather goods, carpets and designer clothes and the Turkish Bath (hamam) is a must! There are many good restaurants and there is an excellent food market with meat and fish at very low prices and also three main supermarkets as well as the famous Fethiye Tuesday Market. Fethiye is steeped in history and near the harbour you see Lycian Tombs cut out of the mountainside above the Roman amphitheatre.
Calis Beach is 20 minutes from the self-catering holiday villas and has a 5km shingle beach, many bars, restaurants and a water park - you can get to Fethiye from here by water taxi. Olu Deniz, lively Hisaronu and Kaya Koy ghost village are all a short distance from Fethiye. Watch the paragliding at Olu Deniz and visit its blue lagoon and sandy beaches. Hisaronu has night clubs, restaurants and tourist shops and nearby Kaya Koy ghost village was deserted after the population exchanges - read Birds Without Wings by Louis De Bernieres. Patara Beach is one hour away with a 20km length of sandy beach and Lycian tombs and excavated Roman ruins. >>>
 
Olu Deniz Beach Kaya Koy ghost village
Butterfly Valley near Olu Deniz View into Fethiye harbour |
