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Fethiye Castle İt is thought that sitting on the hill above Fethiye was built for the Knights of Saint John. There are two simple and small rock tombs on the eastern face of the hill and a cistern with an unknown history with a some writings carved into the walls.
Fethiye City Center Once the Lycian settlement of Telmessos, Fethiye is a lively port and market town where Turkish life and tourism exist side by side. Along the pretty waterfront you can watch the traditional wooden gullets, motor launches and fishing boats. At the nearbye Calis Beach all manner of water-sports are availab. In the old port area 'paspatur' sell everything from aromatic herbs to 'designer' clothes, nomadic rugs and hand-crafted jewellery. The famous rock tomb of King Amyntas is visited by many every year. Fethiye Museum The Museum has two exhibition halls namely, Archaeology Hall and Ethnography Hall. In the Archaeology Hall, there are ceramic works and statues. Among these, there is a Young Girl’s Statue with a Dove and a trilingual stele, which has played an important role to analyse the Lycian language. Hand woven works special to the region, silver jewellery and dastar (head scarf) loom are exhibited in the Ethnography Hall. In the open exhibition, big stone works of art, tombs and Izraza Monument can be seen. The Museum is open everyday except Monday from 09.00 to 18.00.
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