Göcek
Gocek, located at the head of the Gulf of Fethiye on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast, is a natural harbour just 22 km from Dalaman International Airport. Surrounded by the Taurus Mountains and offering stunning views of islands and sheltered bays, it’s an ideal place for peaceful sailing and reconnecting with nature.
Gocek primarily caters to yachtsmen and women, with limited nightlife, mainly consisting of a few bars and a music/dance venue. The most active hours are between 19:00 and 22:00, when bars and restaurants are buzzing. As in most seaside towns, there’s a lovely esplanade for leisurely walks.
Oludeniz
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Oludeniz is described as Eden bestowed by God on Earth. No wonder then that it has earned a great reputation for tourism! Walk on the beach in the dark and behold the incomparable view that Oludeniz offers.
Oludeniz is simply like magic! Even the invisible bottom of the lagoon covered with white sand sparkling with the lights from the harbor is a scene to behold. Extending to the coast, the lush pine forest presents all shades of green, blue and purple that soothes the eye.
Gemiler Island
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Gemiler adasi, commonly known as a Saint Nicholas island is located North side of Fethiye. A stay in Fethiye can not be completed without visiting this beautiful island named after Santa Claus.
Today the island provides good anchoring for the yachts. It is possible to swim, snorkel around the shore and visit the land where you can see ruins of five churches, ancient vaults, and tombs. This area is also available for water sports.
Kaş
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Kas is a small fishing, yachting, and tourist town built around the ruins of ancient Antiphellos, surrounded by rugged cliffs.
Once a small port, it has grown into an important tourist attraction and the second major resort in the region. Its rocky coastline offers direct access to the Mediterranean waters.
With a mix of sea and mountain views, modern buildings and ancient ruins, Kas exudes a special charm, enhanced by its laid-back ambiance.
Kekova
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Kekova is a large region on Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline that includes the island of the same name as well as the Kaleköy and Üçağız villages.
Since its inclusion in the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Forest’s specially protected areas beginning in 1990, the region has become quite popular with visitors due to its stunning natural and cultural beauty.
In fact, in the early 20th century, even the Italians were aware of Kekova’s worth when they fought for it; they eventually lost it to the Turks after the 1932 Convention between Italy and Turkey.
Demre
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Though it is a small touristic town of Antalya province, Demre is noted for all over the world and has a good fame not only for visitors to see the natural beauties, clear water and an ancient Roman town called Myra, but also the pilgrimage stop for believers to pray in the church of St. Nicholas. Santa Claus, the name known as the recognition of Father Christmas throughout the world, who lived in Demre as a priest once upon a time. Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas is the patron saint of the island of Sicily, Naples, and Bari of Italy, Freiburg of Germany and even the city of New York in the United States today.
Gokkaya
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The bay is surrounded by rugged hills coated with thick green shrubs and trees, while the flat sea is a dazzling aquamarine blue. Within the bay, you can visit the traditional fishing town of Ucagiz and eat at one of their superb fish restaurants.
Gokkaya is also host to two sets of Lycian ruins; the Simena Castle in Kalekoy (Castle Village) which sits on top of a small hill on the water’s edge, with ancient burial tombs scattered across one slope and a modern village and marina on the opposite bank, where local women sell handmade crafts.
Kalkan
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A small peaceful Mediterranean resort and fishing town on the beautiful Turquoise Coast of Turkey, Kalkan has not been touched by mass tourism.
More sophisticated than the usual resort town, Kalkan appeals to travelers looking for more than a “sun and sea” holiday. According to the Sunday Times, Kalkan attracts the kind of visitor who would also enjoy Tuscany or the Dordogne. The Guardian likens the town to “the Italian Riviera minus the poseurs.”
Patara
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Patara was the major naval and trading port of Lycia, located at the mouth of the Xanthos River until it silted up and turned into a malaria-plagued marsh. It is not far from the sites of Letoon and Xanthos and a day trip from Kalkan, Kaş or Fethiye could easily combine the sites.
Beautiful 12 km-long Patara Beach, voted one of the top beaches in the world by Times Online.
Letoon
(optional land excursion)
Letoon was the sacred cult center of Lycia, its most important sanctuary, and was dedicated to the three national deities of Lycia – Leto and her twin children Apollo and Artemis. Leto was also worshiped as a family deity and as the guardian of the tomb.
Letoon lies less than 10 km to the south of Xanthos on a fertile plain. Xanthos and Letoon are often seen as a “double-site”, since the two were closely linked and Letoon was administered by Xanthos.
Xanthos
(optional land excursion)
Xanthos was the capital city of the Lycian Federation and its greatest city for most of Lycian history. It was made famous to the Western world in the 19th century by its British discoverer Charles Fellows.
It is very old – finds date back to the 8th century BC, but it is possible that the site may have existed during the Bronze Age or during the first centuries of the Iron Age.
Bestas Cove
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The bay was given its second name by fishermen for a reason: many cold water springs flow into it, which makes swimming in the bay’s waters refreshing and invigorating. The water of the bay is clear and blue.
There is a restaurant on the mountain next to the beach. To reach it, you have to walk the trail uphill. You can see gorgeous views of the bay water and its shore that open up from here.
In old days this bay used to be popular among pirates and they had used it as their shelter.
Fethiye
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Fethiye is a natural harbor city in the western Mediterranean. It’s a very popular holiday center with its magnificent natural beauty and ancient Lycian towns. Oludeniz considered the most beautiful beach in Turkey is nearby, and it is a popular place to start a yacht cruise.
If all places and all seas were known by a color, Fethiye’s color would be turquoise. The word turquoise, a blue that has more than a hint of green, comes from the blue used in the Turkish tile work.
The most beautiful shade of the color blue came and settled on the waters of the Ölüdeniz ( Dead Sea). Towards evening, around sunset, you catch such a wonderful turquoise you can never see on any other seas.
Bedri Rahmi
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Bedri Rahmi Bay is also known by the Lycian name of Tasyaka or ‘dark bay’, due to its natural beauty and historical significance. Bedri Rahmi Eyuboglu was an esteemed master of Turkish literature, art, and painting. In the summer of 1973, during a cruise with close friends, he drew a fish on a huge rock.
This ‘Fish Rock’ located at the entrance of the blue bay still greets passengers. In fact, the region itself is known as ‘Fish Rock’ in honor of the great master.
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