Perched on the hilltop above Fethiye, this Crusader-era castle was built by the Knights of St John of Rhodes atop earlier Lycian and Roman f...

The abandoned Greek-Orthodox village of Karmilissos (Levissi), evacuated in the 1923 population exchange between Turkey and Greece. Over 500...

A stunning cluster of rock-cut tombs carved into the cliff face overlooking Fethiye, these tombs date from the ancient city of Telmessos. Th...

One of the oldest cities of Lycia, mentioned in 14th-century BC Hittite records as 'Dalawa'. A cluster of rock-cut tombs is carved into the ...

A magnificent rock-cut tomb carved into the cliff face above Fethiye, the Tomb of Amyntas is one of the finest examples of Lycian funerary a...

A 350-metre-deep gorge cut into the seaward face of Babadağ, sheltering a micro-climate of oleander, palms, a spring-fed waterfall and the J...

Dramatic Lycian city built around a sheer cliff face honeycombed with hundreds of pigeon-hole tombs — burial niches reached only by ropes lo...

Stone farming villages perched 600 metres above the sea on the waterless limestone shoulder of the Seven Capes (Yediburunlar). Rainwater cis...

Small Lycian mountain city whose ruins are scattered through the modern village of Dodurga — sarcophagi serve as garden walls, ancient inscr...

Federal sanctuary of the Lycian League, dedicated to Leto and her children Apollo and Artemis. UNESCO World Heritage (with Xanthos). Three t...

A Hellenistic garrison fort guarding the western approaches of the Xanthos valley, with a nearly complete circuit of superb polygonal masonr...

Capital of ancient Lycia, founded around 1200 BC. UNESCO World Heritage Site (jointly with Letoon, 1988). Home to the famous Harpy Tomb (5th...

Major port of ancient Lycia and birthplace of Saint Nicholas (the historical Santa Claus, born here around 270 AD). The site combines an 18 ...

The ancient harbour town beneath modern Kaş — 'opposite Phellos', the mother city in the hills. A 4th-century-BC Lycian pillar tomb (the Lio...

Sitting at the western edge of Kaş, this small but perfectly preserved Hellenistic theatre offers one of the most beautiful sea views of any...

Standing prominently on the main street of Kaş, this iconic Lycian sarcophagus is carved from a single block of stone and sits on a high bas...

Between Kalkan and Kaş the trail climbs into the world of the Yörüks — descendants of Turkmen nomads whose name literally means 'the walkers...

An ancient Lycian city near the village of Kılıçlı between Kaş and Kekova, Apollonia features Lycian pillar tombs dating to around 500 BC, t...

A mountain-top Lycian city perched at 700 metres above Kaş, Phellos was one of Lycia's four dynastic settlements during the archaic period. ...

Half-sunken Lycian port city at the head of a quiet bay. The defensive walls run straight into the sea, where columns and Lycian-script tomb...

The second largest city in central Lycia after Myra, Cyaneae sits on a hilltop plateau at 750 metres above sea level near the village of Yav...

The 7.5 km-long Kekova Island shelters the half-submerged remains of the Lycian city of Dolichiste, sunk by a 2nd-century AD earthquake. Fou...

Tiny village perched below a Crusader / Ottoman castle, accessible only on foot or by boat — no cars. Climb the steep path through fishermen...

The ancient harbour of Myra and a transhipment hub of the imperial grain trade from Egypt to Rome. Hadrian's enormous granary (the Horrea Ha...

The church in the heart of Demre rises where Nicholas served as bishop of Myra in the 4th century. The present basilica — Byzantine, rebuilt...

Lycian settlement on the slopes above Üçağız bay, where the Üçağız–Kapaklı path threads between finely built house walls, doorframes and lin...

Two of Lycia's most extraordinary sights side by side: a cliff face carved with dozens of house-style rock-cut tombs (the most photographed ...

Ruined Byzantine basilica at some 860 metres on the flanks of Alaca Dağ, reached on the inland Demre–Finike stage via Belören. Built in the ...

A spectacular terraced mountain city above the Arif valley, often compared to Delphi — baths with two-storey windowed walls, agora, mosaic-f...

City of Pericles of Limyra, the 4th-century-BC dynast who first tried to unite Lycia under one king — his cliff-top Heroon overlooks the sit...

Pine-covered hilltop city above Kumluca, home of Opramoas — the richest man in Roman Lycia, who rebuilt nearly thirty cities after the earth...

Romantic ruined city in a wooded river valley behind the famous Olympos beach. Founded in the 3rd century BC, the city flourished as a membe...

Eternal flames burning naturally from cracks in the rock on the hillside above Çıralı — natural methane vents that have been alight for at l...

The 2,365 m summit of Tahtalı, the ancient Mount Olympos of Lycia (one of several mountains the Greeks named for the home of the gods). The ...

A Greek-founded trading city (7th century BC) with three perfect natural harbours, set in a pine forest at the foot of Mt Tahtalı. The marbl...

Well-preserved Byzantine hill fort beside Gedelme village on the plateau route between Tahtalı and Göynük. The name comes from kadrema, Gree...

An ancient Greek city located within modern Kemer, Idyros was a small but historically significant settlement on the Lycian coast. Excavatio...

The old town of Antalya and the finish line of the Lycian Way. Founded as Attaleia by Attalos II of Pergamon around 150 BC; the apostle Paul...

Ancient city on the Lycia–Pamphylia border above Geyikbayırı, on the trail's eastern extension towards Antalya. Walls, Roman baths, cisterns...