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The Fethiye section looks at the town and area from several different angles, including a brief section about the location, places to visit, a brief history, a whole section showing images and photographs of Old Fethiye (and comparing it with current Fethiye), and a collection of reviews of Fethiye from decades of holiday reports in the UK press.
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Get to know the different parts of town - and the different resorts within the area - our "About Fethiye" section gives a great starting point for those looking for general information about the area from which to go out exploring . |
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There is a wealth of history, lots of activities, places of interest and stunning scenery throughout the Fethiye area and along it's beautiful coast. Our "Places to Visit" section will ensure a full and rewarding holiday diary. |
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Get to know a little about the amazingly diverse and colourful history of the Fethiye area in our "Brief History" section, from the battles fought when it was part of ancient Lycia, through the arrival of the Romans, the Byzantine period, the Turks and Ataturk's Turkey. |
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People have been settling in Fethiye for thousands of years - take a look at our "Old Fethiye" section which using images and photographs detail the changes throughout it's history. See how different some areas were 2000 years ago - and how different some were less than 30 years ago! |
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Fethiye is a great favourite with the British Press - holiday reports are almost entirely glowing and have been for decades! Our "In The UK Press" brings them all together in one section - read what travel correspondents from the Sun, Daily Mail, Observer and others said about the area. |
About Fethiye
Fethiye is now the centre of one of the primary holiday destinations in Turkey. As a location itself, a busy working town and harbour, but surrounded by a unique cluster of other popular destinations - each incredibly different yet only 15 minutes apart - from the tranquil mountain setting of Ovacik to the lights and nightlife of the party town of Hisaronu, the classic laid back feel of Calis Beach and the sheer beauty of the World famous Olu Deniz. All within a short bus ride of Fethiye town.
Fethiye has developed from a tiny village and small time harbour port into a bustling and popular destination for visitors from all over the World - it is also a place where in more recent times people came to put down roots , the population has soared from just a few thousand to in excess of 50,000 in less than half a century.
Fethiye is located on Turkey’s south west coast, just 40 minutes from the international airport at Dalaman, occupying it’s position on the south and east side of the bay. Rhodes is just across the sea from the bay - in fact when the light is just right, which is not very often, the evening lights of the Greek Island can clearly be seen from the promenade at Calis.
The centre of Fethiye also shows great variation in very short distances. The old Paspatur area (the narrow lanes of shops and restaurants, once used to store the delivered cargoes from the arriving ships) sits shoulder to shoulder with the “new town” - new in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake of 1956 anyway - and both run seamlessly into the more recently desirable residential area of Karagozler, where everyone seems to have a sea view - continue further round the bay and next is the 20,000m2 private peninsula of the popular Club Letoonia resort, an all inclusive style holiday hotel (more of a village than a hotel in truth) and within 5 minutes drive we have seen over 100 years of development and progress.
There is so much to say about Fethiye, and take time to read a little about the history of the area [LINK] and the photographic comparisons in the “Old Fethiye” section [LINK] but the key to the area is to get out and about and make your own discoveries, because they are all out there - the hidden beaches, the amazing eateries that you may not even see as you walk past them, the great Fethiye characters and so much more it would take forever to list them!
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