Fethiye

Fethiye Oludeniz Turkey

Lively Turkish city along the Aegean coast, Fethiye offers you anything from beach life and water sports to ancient Roman sarcophagus and cave tombs. Apart from that, the city is the beginning of a popular trekking route and creates a good center place for touring in the lovely countryside of Turkey. If you want to try adventurous sports, how about some paragliding or sea kayaking?

Fethiye, Turkish city along the Aegean coast with beaches and adventure sports Sunny and warm coastal town in Turkey, Fethiye attracts with its beaches and history. It is located on the place of the ancient city of Telmessos, remains of which you can still see in the area. Interesting enough, Telmessos left the area also Lycian sarcophagus, today a popular tourist sight.

Many visitors go to see also the famous cave tombs located on a hillside close to Fethiye. The best known of them is the tomb of King Amynthas, once a commander of famous Macedonian King Alexander the Great.

Nature and sports. Besides history, the other part of the draw of Fethiye comes from its natural surroundings. The Aegean coast offers you sandy beaches to be enjoyed and water sports such as diving in Fethiye to be attended. The region around the town is mountainous, which creates exciting possibilities also for adventure sports such as paragliding in Fethiye.

The city is also the beginning place of a popular long distance walking route, and also shorter trails for trekking in Fethiye are available. Sports people are known to be part of the active nightlife in Fethiye.

Fethiye is located at the southern part of the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea, between Antalya and Marmaris. The nearest airports offering connections for flights and travelling to Fethiye are Antalya and Dalaman, both of which offer you bus connections to Fethiye. Once you have made it here, walking is the easiest way to get around, but also taxis and car rental in Fethiye are available.  Just like the rest of the Turkish Aegean Sea coast, also Fethiye enjoys hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.

During the summer average monthly high temperatures in the region climb over 30°C (June-August). During the winter, temperatures drop to 10-15°C, which means sun bathing season and the most popular time to visit Fethiye is from April to October. Outside that period the resort town is much quieter.

Ovacik is situated at the foot of the Babadag mountain on a plain, in between the beautiful Olu Deniz and the harbour town of Fethiye. Being higher, Ovacik reaps the benefit of being cooler than Fethiye in the summer months, a welcome relief from the heat! The sea is extremely warm late into the season with temperatures sometimes reaching 32 degrees.

Local dolmuses (minibuses), now air-conditioned, are a cheap link to Fethiye and Olu Deniz and run regularly and cheaply up until 0100 in the summer months and stop on demand. Ovacik is about 10 minutes walk into the gay and bustling nightlife of Hisaronu and is lined with bars and restaurants en route. Taxis are available 24 hours.

The advantage of Ovacik is that it is a bit quieter and more rural than Hisaronu, and the apartment is situated in amongst Turkish houses with their accompanying goats and chickens, yet only a short walk to the nightlife.

The beautiful and much-photographed beach of Olu Deniz is a fifteen minute dolmus ride away, where you can watch paragliders landing – or swim in the crystal blue sea which is warm well into November. This where you can also take a day boat trip with lunch for £5 or £6! In October the Air Games are held in Olu Deniz and are an international attraction with paragliders competing against each other, with accompanying beach parties and festivities for a few days.

Hisaronu has many restaurants, bars and shops selling a variety of goods and is most suitable for families and couples looking for a combination of sun, sea, peace and quiet by the pool and also a bit of nightlife!

Local activities which may be of interest within five miles of the apartment are paragliding, microlighting, parascending, pedaloes, banana boats, jetskiing, day boat trips, evening cruises, fishing trips, jeep safaris, camel riding, horseriding, go-karting, waterpark, ten-pin bowling, Turkish baths/saunas, beach massages, markets or even just plain swimming and sunbathing! There is also a new golf course in 2010 at Sarigerme, near Dalaman, about 50 minutes away by car for the golf fanatics.

The gorgeous harbour town of Fethiye is also a short ride in the other direction. It is a hub of activity with shops, markets and a beautiful harbour where you can sit with a meal or drink and watch the world go by!

The area has markets galore at Fethiye (Tuesday, Friday and Saturday), Calis (Sunday) and Hisaronu (Monday) where you can buy your fake designer tee shirts, bags and jewellery, and haggle to your heart’s content!

Nearest large town is Fethiye – four miles away. Nearest beach is Olu Deniz – four miles away. Regular bus services available. Nearest bars, restaurants and nightlife in Ovacik and Hisaronu – 5 minutes walk.

The Lycian coastline or Turquoise Coast is situated in South West Turkey, mainly served by Dalaman Airport.

The crystal clear turquoise blue sea is backed by majestic mountain ranges covered in pine forests. From Dalaman to Antalya the coastline is dotted with sheltered coves and many uninhabited islands which may be visited by day boats sailing daily out of Fethiye harbour or Olu Deniz at very reasonable prices.

The region is steeped in history dating back to B.C. and there are numerous historical sites and tombs to visit around Fethiye, on arranged tours or independently by a hire car. The area is also a walker’s or bird-lovers paradise with the famous Lycian Way starting at Kaya, the famous ‘ghost village’, following the path through Olu Deniz, the breathtakingly beautiful beach and lagoon where paragliders land after taking off from Babadag Mountain, then hugging the coastline towards Antalya.

Fethiye itself is a lovely harbour town with a beautiful new promenade being built which will eventually link to Calis, another nearby resort. Fethiye is a shopper’s paradise, especially in the summer, with carpet shops, gift shops, boutiques selling cheap designer clothes, spice shops and many restaurants offering authentic turkish dishes.

The climate is wonderful with warm weather from late April onwards, sometimes being still warm in December. In the peak months of July and August the skies are blue and clear with temperatures usually in the mid to high 30s. Evenings are very warm in the summer months, but in the early and late season, a wrap or cardigan may be necessary late in the evening.