Fethiye Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
district and town in Muğla Province, Turkey
About Fethiye
This city was first recorded asKuwalapaššaby theHittitesaround 1700 BC (or to be precise, as 𒆪𒉿𒆷𒉺𒀸𒊭 in their cuneiform script). A more lasting mark was left by the Lycians, who called it 𐊗𐊁𐊍𐊁𐊂𐊁𐊛𐊆,Telebehi, from maybe 500 BC - they occupied the heights above the modern marina, fortified it as a citadel, and carved tombs into the cliff-face. From around that time,Athensled a confederation of city-states (the Delian League) including Lycia that briefly repulsed the Persians, and Telebehi became the Hellenistic city ofTelmessos. Its famous school of diviners prophesied to the likes of King Croesus andAlexander the Great, although never in sufficient military detail to prevent a slew of later conquests. TheRomansscooped the lot in the first century AD. Not much else happened for a
Top Attractions in Fethiye
Explore the best things to see and do in Fethiye:
- ★Amyntas tomb
Where to Eat in Fethiye
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Meğri Restaurant
- 🍴Paşa Kebap
- 🍴Sedir
Where to Stay in Fethiye
- 🏨Club Letoonia
- 🏨Club Tuana
- 🏨Ece Saray Marina & Resort
- 🏨Hillside Beach Club
- 🏨Nefis Hotel City
- 🏨Tui Blue Sensatori
Fethiye Travel Guide Sections
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