1: Fethiye 2: Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon) 3: Butterfly Valley 4: Kayaköy
5: Gemiler Adası (Island of Ships) 6: Kalkan 7: Kaş 8: Aperlea 9: Kekova
10: Kaleköy Castle (Simena) 11: Gökkaya 12: Demre (Myra)

Fethiye: The city of Fethiye, which is located southeast of the Gulf of Fethiye, has realized great attainments in tourism during the recent years. The resort town of Fethiye has an important marina and overlooks a beautiful bay strewn with islands. Above the town, called Telmessos in antiquity, numerous Lycian rock tombs, reproducing the facades of ancient buildings, were cut into the cliff face.

Go ashore at Kınık (65 km from Fethiye) where the ruins of Xanthos, the ancient Lycian capital, lie in a splendid natural setting. At the holy Lycian centre of Letoon, three temples dedicated to Leto, Apollo and Artemis, familiar gods of mythology, await the intrepid tourist. Mythology records that Apollo was born at Patara, a principal harbor of ancient Lycia, south of Letoon and Xanthos.

Ölüdeniz (Blue Lagoon): Located two miles from Gemiler Island, where the calm, crystal-clear water is ideal for swimming and other water sports. The lagoon at Ölüdeniz (which means Dead Sea) in 67 BC harbored the Roman galleys of Pompey the Great, which went there to eject Lycian pirates from Gemiler.

Ölüdeniz is the most photographed and picture-postcarded of any beach in the Eastern Mediterranean. Photos can be best taken during a 30-minute paraglide down from Baba Dag (Father Mountain).

Butterfly Valley: Two miles from Ölüdeniz and inaccessible except by sea, this striking spot is backed by almost sheer mountain from which water falls. Even the beach is bounded left and right by vertical rock promoting a unique privacy.

Kayaköy: This place is a Greek ‘ghost town’. The village with about 600 houses was once inhabited by Anatolian Greeks. During the 1920s the entire population moved to Greece after the Turkish war of independence.

Gemiler Adası (Island of Ships): Once home to Lycian and Byzantine pirates, the remains of an entire village are there to be explored, from pirate-ship parking to a covered passage to temple and basilica. It is a wonderful place to swim and snorkel, and an equally wonderful place to take in a hilltop sunset with a bottle of wine. Ali, the local restaurateur, entertains guests with campfire and song.

Kalkan: A sail to the east passing the seven Capes brings you to Kalkan, a small and lovely hilltop town that overlooks a tiny bay. Narrow, winding streets lined with souvenir shops lead down to the charming marina. As the sun sets, it is Kalkan style to meet on the roof-terraces for a drink before dinner, and enjoy the comings and goings of the yachts, the business of the marina and the panoramic view. From here you may visit the surrounding ancient sites Patara, Xantos and Letoon.

Kaş: Like most towns on the Lycian coast, Kaş lies wedged between mountains and sea. Kaş, once ancient Antiphellus, still exhibits a few remains of the old settlement. An ancient theater on Kaş's long peninsula is within walking distance of the town.

Aperlea: A Lycian city, located on the Sıcak peninsula. Aperlea’s history is known from coins bearing its name that has been discovered and goes back to 4th or 5th centuries B.C. Aperlea was the head of the Lycian confederacy. A part of the ancient town extends into water. Here is a nice place to swim and snorkel and view the marble ruins through clear water.

Kekova: A spot like “heaven on earth” is an island, as well as the name of a whole ensemble of picturesque islands, numerous bays and ancient cities. These bays provide natural harbors in all seasons, and yachtsmen particularly enjoy exploring the non-spoilt landscapes. Along the northern shore of Kekova Island, at Apollonia, earthquakes have disturbed the land causing some of the ancient houses to sink under the clear water, creating a sunken city.

Kaleköy Castle (Simena): This fabulous point offers a bird's-eye view of the bays, inlets, islands and colorful yachts sailing peacefully on the glassy water. The surrounding colors are like the ones of a Van Gogh painting. Blue skies, orange sunsets, starry nights, peace and tranquility, playful dolphins, mythological mysteries, and the sparkling sea - Kekova provides all this and more.

Gökkaya: The inlet of Gökkaya, in the immediate vicinity of Kekova, is astonishingly beautiful with its indented coasts and many islands opposite them. The sailboats can find places to anchor everywhere in the inlet. The islands Aşırlı Adası, Kiseli Ada and Kaşırlı Ada, which is smaller then two others, are situated in front of the inlet of Gökkaya and in the inlet itself there are smaller islands dispersed all around. Gökkaya is an ideal place of anchorage because it is closed to the impact of all the winds and the waters are clean there.

Owing to the fact that the fresh waters flowing down from the mountains remain on the surface of the sea water, the upper levels are cold and the lower levels are warm. The abscissa of a church is visible to the sight behind the inlet of Gökkaya.

Demre (Myra): The boat anchors at Cayağızı from which we water-taxi and road-taxi to ancient site Myra. Many splendidly carved rock tombs overlook the magnificent Roman theatre. St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) was the bishop of this Mediterranean city during the fourth century and died here in 342. His tomb and church dedicated to him are to be found here. Every year on December the 6th Santa Claus, Father Christmas Commemoration Ceremony is held, attracting many tourists who spend their Christmas holiday on the sunny coast of ancient Lycia.