Fethiye has been settled over the ancient Telmessos situated on the foot of Mendos Mountain, by the gulf giving its name. That's why there are many ruins remaining underneath this lovely district. Fethiye is the hearthland of the excursions to the west of Lycia Region with its many accommodation opportunities available, its bays all more beautiful than each other and with its developing yacht tourism. As you can access Fethiye 50 km to Dalaman Airport via Mugla, Antalya and Denizli roads, it is also possible to be accessed via sea. Staying in Fethiye, a town integrated with history, nature and sea, you can easily visit the antique cities around such as Cadianda, Pinara, Tloss, Sdyma, Xanthos, Letoon and Patara. Its temperature never dropping below 15 degrees allows you to stay here for nine months and enjoy the sea.

As is the same today, as hundreds of years ago, people fell in love with this lovely region and settled down here. You can see the antique settlements also within Fethiye Gulf. Some of these are Krya over Bedri Rahmi Bay, Lissa and Lydia over Manastir Bay and Daidala in Inlice on the way to Gocek.
You can visit these spectacular bays of Fethiye integrated with nature and history. Within the city, there are two natural beaches - Çalış 4km long and Karagözler. You can enjoy the sea at these beaches or take the daily boat trip to Fethiye bays by regular boat services moving from Fethiye. This twelve-island trip will be the trip of your life. Furthermore, Küçük Kargi, 19 km away, famous for its sweetgum trees, Katranca bay 17 km away,Ölüdeniz, Belcekiz and Kidrak are all ideal resorts with their thick pine trees and clear waters. Butterfly Valley 5-6 km to Ölüdeniz located among the 350m high mountain is another beauty.

Ölüdeniz forms another route. Kayaköy situated here, which used to be a big city in 1925, takes your attention with its stone houses emptied upon population exchange program. Hisarönü on the way to Kayaköy has turned from Pastureland to offer modern accommodation and a shopping center. Gemili and Karacaören Islands are home to many ruins as if trying to prove how much these sites were important in the past. This museum in the center is worthseeing. Saklikent is known for its 18 km long canyon which is a natural wonder 50 km to Fethiye. Fethiye plateaus and Yakapark nearby Tlos are unique places for the ones fed up with hot weather. Paragliding from Babadag, scuba as a twelve month sport, rafting and canoe sports performed over Dalaman and Esen streams are other activities you may do. Fethiye is one of the rare sites where history and nature embrace each other.