©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Antalya & the Turquoise Coast Includes ¨ Why Go? Dalyan ............ 325 The ancient Lycians were on to something when they based Fethiye .............331 their empire on the stunning Teke Peninsula, the chunk of Kayaköy ........... 338 Mediterranean paradise between Antalya and Fethiye. This is Turkey at its most staggeringly beautiful: sandy sweeps Ölüdeniz ........... 340 of shore hug a coastline lapped by jade waters and backed Patara ............. 345 by forest-blanketed slopes. The Turquoise Coast is prime Kalkan ............ 348 sun-and-sea territory, but step off the beach and you’ll find Kaş ............... 354 ancient cities such as Xanthos, Tlos and Arykanda perched Olympos & Çıralı ... 362 precariously atop hills, and ornate tombs carved into cliffs at Pınara and Myra. Hike between ruins on a section of the Antalya ............ 365 500km-long Lycian Way and you’ll be richly rewarded with Side ................378 scenery worth the sweat. If you just want the beach, though, you’re in the right place. For starters there’s Patara’s knock-’em-dead stretch of sand, the beach linking Olympos and Çıralı, and photogenic Best Places to Eat Kaputaş. Of course there are ancient sites just around the ¨ İzela Restaurant (p339) corner from all three. ¨ Kalamaki Restaurant (p350) ¨ Retro Bistro (p358) When to Go ¨ Fethiye Fish Market Antalya (p336) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall Inches/mm 40/104 5/125 ¨ Yöruk Restaurant (p365) 30/86 4/100 20/68 3/75 10/50 2/50 Best Places to 0/32 1/25 Sleep -10/14 ¨ Hotel Unique (p335) -20/-4 0 J FDM A M J J A S O N ¨ Hotel Villa Mahal (p350) ¨ Hideaway Hotel (p356) Mar–Apr Prime May Sneak in Jun–Aug Summer walking time. before peak silly season: An- ¨ Mehtap Pansiyon (p360) Stride across season and set talya, Kaş, Fethiye ¨ Myland Nature Hotel rugged hills sail on the Med. and Dalyan are (p364) alive with spring September’s also bustling and flowers. good. festive. 324 ST ST ST A A ST A CO CO CO URQUOISE URQUOISE T T URQUOISE T THE THE THE & & & A A A LY LY LY A A A ANT ANT ANT S IGHLIGHT H T AS CO E S URQUOI T THE & A LY A ANT Antalya & the Turquoise Coast Highlights 1 Kekova island (p361) surreal Greek ghost town 4 Lycian Way (p334) Hiking Antalya’s historic district, this lush slice of the Med on a Kayaking or cruising over the abandoned a century ago. some of the famous trail, from before hopping on a tour boat gület (Turkish yacht). city of Simena, submerged by 3 Patara (p346) Brushing holiday havens such as Kaş to at the Roman harbour. 7 Chimaera (p364) Hiking 2nd-century earthquakes. up on classical history among blissful villages like Kaleköy. 6 Blue Voyages (p337) up Mt Olympos at night, after 2 Kayaköy (p339) the ruins before an afternoon 5 Kaleiçi (p366) Wandering Setting sail from Fethiye, a day of Olympos’ beach and Discovering the eerie and on the 18km-long beach. the labyrinthine streets of Göcek or Demre to experience ruins, to see the eternal flame. Yataÿan Acîpayam Sütcüler Çandîr Köprülü Muÿla Beyaÿaç Kîzîlkaya Kanyon E87 National Park n Selge a Aksu River Gökova r River Çavdîr Altînkaya Ören (Akyaka) am Sedir N River Adasi Köyceÿiz Korkuteli Güllükdaÿî Beškonak Sultaniye Termessos Gebiz Köyceÿiz Dalaman Marmaris Hot Springs National Park Gölü Termessos Perge Ekincik Aspendos Îçmeler Ortaca Kaunos šenE Dalyan Dalaman Arpacîk River Antalya Aksu Serik Bozburun Göcek Tašaÿîl Turunç Îztuzu Beach Kargî Elmalî Beydaÿlarî Antalya Bozburun Side Fethiye Körfezi Sahil Beldibi Körfezi Peninsula Fethiye Kemer National (Gulf of Fethiye) Ölüdeniz Kayaköy Park St Nicholas Island Alaçat Akdaÿlar A Kemer Rhodes Butterfly Valley Tlos Mountains k Arykanda & Faralya Pînara ca Saklîkent Gorge y Baba Daÿ R Ešen iv Tekirova Phaselis Rhodes (Mt Baba) Kabak e Kînîk Îslamlar r Alakir River GREECE Chimaera Letoön Xanthos Bezirgan Kumluca Finike Çîralî Lycian Olympos Patara Kyaneai Myra Beykonak Kalkan GöksekiWay Demre Adrasan Andriake Mavikent MEDITERRANEAN SEA Kaputaš Üçaÿîz (Kale) (AKDENÎZ) Beach Kaš Çayaÿzî Meis Boÿazcîk Kekova Island 0 50 km Aperlae 0 30 miles.