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Fethiye is a pretty town at the hillsides of the Mount Mendos, the part of the
Tourus Mountain chains, and surrounds the bay that it has given its name to.
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Charter Holiday.The high mountain range formed by rises and falls of the crust
during the Tertiary Geological Period, and hundreds of bays lying at the mountainside
seem to embrace each other along the Fethiye shore line. This mountain range
(it was called the Kragos and Antikragos in the antique period) with an altitude
of more than 6560 feet (2000m.) forms the southwest end of the Toros (Taurus)
chain and lies parallel to the shore without a single passage to the inner regions.
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Fethiye is 135 kms southwest of Marmaris and has an outstanding and busy
marina. The ancient name of the city is Telmessos and you will see a fortress
on the hill overlooking the city which was built by Knights of Rhodes. Fethiye
is known for its rock tombs carved into the faces of the cliffs by the Lycians.
These are elaborately carved and an especially remarkable; one is the tomb
of Amnytas dating from the 4th century BC built in Doric architectural style.Fethiye
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the Sarcopaghi and the Fethiye Tower.
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The ancient name of Fethiye, which was a coastal city at the borders of
Lycia-Caria, is Telmessos. There is not definite information about the
foundation of this Ancient city. According to the first written records,
it has come into existence in the 5th century B.C. Telmessos, separate
from Lycia, survived as an independent city for a long time. The city experienced
the rule of Persia,Fethiye Hotels Tours Bodrum Blue Cruise Travel Antalya
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Kingdom, Byzantium, Menteseogullari Principality and Ottoman State respectively.
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