The popular resort
Fethiye, 135 km southeast of Marmaris, boasts an important marina at the
head of a beautiful bay strewn with islands. A hill crowned by the ruins
of the crusader fortress built by the Knights of Rhodes overlooks the
little port. Above the town, (called Telmessos in antiquity), numerous
Lycian rock tombs,reproducing the facades of ancient buildings, were cut
into the cliff face. The Tomb of Amyntas, which probably dates from the
fourth century B.C. is the most remarkable. Swimmers head for the popular
Calis Beach, four kilometers west of town, or to Sovalye Island, opposite
the harbor, which blazes with flowers in the spring.
