ANTIPHELLOS

It is a coastal city inherited from the Lycians, which is currently in Kaş. In Greek, “Phellos” means “the place with stone”.This name realy suits Kaş well. This ancient town deserves the most atttention since it has a magnificient moseleum and a theatre.

SIMENA

Kale Village was established on an ancient city, Simena. Here, marks of history and today’s life are intertwined. In Kale village, catching attention with its citadel on the hill and tombs in the sea, has various restaurants and cafes. According to the stone carvings, the establishment of the city dates back to 4 BC. When you scramble up the port near the moseleum on the shore, you will see the Simena Citadel on top. This citadel was used in medieval ages. Here, there are artefacts and a Stoa in the court yard. In the mean time, there is a theater for 300 people with group of 7 seats carved in natural stones, which is the smallest theater in the Lycian cities. On the rock tomb, there is a Roman style wall consisting of neat blocks and there is a bastion on the wall. It is possible to see three separate periods in the mean time. In the ephitap on the bath walls which are in ruins, it is carved that “presented as a gift to Emperor Titus by the people and assembly of Perlai”. There are many graves here, two of which are in house style. In the house in the North of the tower, there is an inscription drawing attention. When you look over Ucagiz from Kale, you will see how safe a natural harbor this place has

PATARA

You take Klakne-Fethiye high way and take South and 10 km after Kalkan and take the road to Patara ,which is 10 km long.The painted ceramiks found in akrapol prove that the city existed in 5 BC.Patara opened its doorsto Alexander the Great enjoyed being an important port.Patara is famous because St Nicholas (Santa Claus) was born in here.You enter Patara through a door with three holes , which are assumed to have been carved in 100 AD.One of the most important buildings is the theater under sand.

XANTHOS

Xantos was the oldest and the largest city of the mountainous Lycia state. It was established in the East of Xanthos river.It was independent until Persian campaigns.When the residents of Xantos understood that they would not be able to protect the Persian raids, they killed all women and children and set the city on fire and committed mass-suicide by throwing themselves into fire altogether. The city was reestablished by 80 families who escaped the massacre and other immigrants. . Yet, Xantos was devestated yet again by another fire incident after 100 years. Xanthos managed to survive as an important city thanks to its good terms with the West. When it opposed to pay tax to Athens State in 429 BC, they drifted themselves into a devestating war bringing the end of Xanthos people. Literally, Xanthos is a city of catastrophs. The city is essentially consisted of Lycia Acropolis, Roman Acropolis and other sections. The most interesting buildings are Roman Theatre and the constructions on the west side of the theatre. The most interesting of all is a family grave based on a single rock and it is named as "Harpy Monument" . The original form of this interesting piece is in the British Museum. The one on the site is duplicate. Also, there are two Lycian graves dating back to 6th and 1st centuries BC.

LETOON

Take South after you drive 1 km or so after you turn from Kinik to Fethiye direction; and you will see 5 km long road to Letoon.The history of Letoon is closely related with that of Xantos. It is known that Letoon was one of the most important religious centers of the Lycian region. The archeologic excavations are affected by elevation of sea water. The artifacts found so far belong to 7 BC and 6 AD. The Greek style theatre is the best preserved building reaching today.