Tlos

As one of the six principal cities of Lycia (and one of the most powerful), Tlos once bore the title under the Roman empire of 'the very brilliant metropolis of the Lycian nation'. It is one of the oldest and largest settlements of Lycia (known as 'Tlawa' in Lycian inscriptions) and was eventually inhabited by Ottoman Turks, one of the few Lycian cities to continue it existance through the 19th century. There is evidence that Tlos was a member of the Lycian Federation from the 2nd century BC. Two wealthy philanthropists, one of which was Opramoas of Rhodiapolis, were responsible for much of the building in the 2nd century AD. Inscriptions tell us that the citizens were divided into demes, the names of three of them are known: Bellerophon, Iobates and Sarpedon, famous Lycian legendary heroes. A Jewish community is also known to have existed with its own magistrates.

http://www.lycianturkey.com/lycian_sites/tlos.htm

Hierapolis

Hierapolis is an exceptional example of a Greco-Roman thermal installation established on an extraordinary natural site. The therapeutic virtues of the waters were exploited at the various thermal installations, which included immense hot basins and pools for swimming. Hydrotherapy was accompanied by religious practices, which developed in relation to local cults. The Temple of Apollo, which includes several Chtonian divinities, was erected on a geological fault from which noxious vapours escaped. The theatre, which dates from the time of Severus, is decorated with an admirable frieze depicting a ritual procession and a sacrifice to the Ephesian Artemis. The necropolis, which extends over 2 kilometres, affords a vast panorama of the funerary practices of the Greco - Roman era.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/485

Roman Theatre

One of the finest buildings in Hierapolis is a theater built in the third century AD, during the reign of the Roman emperor Septimius Severus. The building stands on the site pre-existing theater of the Emperor Hadrian (second century AD). Its construction also used the building blocks derived from destroyed by the earthquake one of the Hellenistic theater, located in the northern part of the city.

http://turcjawsandalach.pl/content/hierapolis

Roman

Theatre

Nymphaeum

Nymphaeum magnificent building that is a monumental fountain, which is also a sanctuary dedicated to nymphs, standing in the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, in the holy district of Hierapolis. This nymphaeum, built in the second century AD, supplied drinking water to homes in the city, through a system of pipes connected with it. http://www.tambylscy.pl/hierapolis-starozytne-uzdrowisko/

Nymphaeum

Ghost Town. Livissi/ Kayaköy village

Kayaköy Is a village 8 km south of Fethiye in southwestern Turkey.

In ancient times it was a city of Lycia, Later, Anatolian Greeks lived there

until approximately 1922. The ghost town, now preserved as a museum

village, consists of hundreds of rundown but still mostly standing Greek-style

houses and churches which cover a small mountainside and serve as a

stopping place for tourists visiting Fethiye and nearby Ölüdeniz.

Its population in 1900 was about 2,000, almost all Greek Christians; however,

it is now empty except for tour groups and roadside vendors selling

handmade goods. However, there is a selection of houses which have been

restored, and are currently occupied.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayak%C3%B6y

Fethiye

Fethiye is a tourist town with an international atmosphere. It has an excellent marina and good night life. The town also serves as an excellent base for touring the inland country-side, and is probably the only city in the world where you'll find sarcophagus in the streets. These pre-Roman Lycian relics are especially spectacular when floodlit at night. The town has a population of around 50,000 but the population increases dramatically during the high season, from April to end of October, when off-shore residents spend their summers at their second homes.

In 1958 an earthquake levelled the seaside city of Fethiye, sparing only the remains of the ancient city of Telmessos. More than half a century on and it is once again a prosperous hub of the western Mediterranean, and also a major base for gület (Turkish yacht) cruises. Despite its booming growth, Fethiye is incredibly low-key for its size, due mostly to the restrictions on high-rise buildings and the transitory nature of the gület business, which brings travellers flocking here April through to October.

Fethiye's natural harbour is perhaps the region's finest, tucked away in the southern reaches of a broad bay scattered with pretty islands, in particular Şövalye Adası, glimpsed briefly in the James Bond film Skyfall. About 15km south is Ölüdeniz, one of Turkey's seaside hot spots, and the surrounding countryside has many interesting sites to explore, including the ghost town of Kayaköy (or Karmylassos), waiting patiently and in silence just over the hill.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Fethiye

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/mediterranean-coast/fethiye/introduction

Museum in Fethiye

The Fethiye Museum is a delightful museum, located off the main street in the center of town next to a school. It has many Lycian artifacts, some of which were found during the excavations of Fethiye (ancient Telmessos).

Exhibits include Lycian pieces from the Bronze, Archaic, Hellenistic and Roman ages and from Byzantine times. There are coins from various periods, pre-historical and historical ornaments, statues, busts etc. Also pieces of a tomb from Tlos, grave steles, offering altars, jewelry, bronze pieces, amphorae, column pedestals and capitals and earthenware vases. One very significant find displayed here is the very important 'Trilingual Stele' from Letoon, bearing inscriptions in Greek, Lycian and Aramaic, which is crucial in the deciphering of the Lycian language. There is also a separate ethnographic section with pieces from the Menteşe and Ottoman times. Outside the museum is an open-air gallery with many interesting pieces. http://www.lycianturkey.com/fethiye-museum.htm

Xanthos

Xanthos, "Harpy Tomb"

Xanthos was the capital city of the Lycian Federation and its greatest city for

most of Lycian history. It was made famous to the Western world in the 19th

century by its British discoverer Charles Fellows. It is very old - finds date

back to the 8th century BC, but it is possible that the site may have existed

during the Bronze Age or during the first centuries of the Iron Age

Xanthos and Letoon are often seen as a "double-site", since the two were

closely linked and Letoon was administered by Xanthos. Letoon was the

sacred cult center of Lycia, located less than 10 km to the south of

Xanthos. Xanthos-Letoon is one of the most remarkable archaeological sites

in Turkey. For this reason, it has been registered in the UNESCO World

Heritage Sites list. Currently there is a French team excavating Xanthos and

Letoon. http://www.lycianturkey.com/lycian_sites/xanthos.htm

Materials prepared by students from Gimnazjum no1 in Piekoszow, POLAND

Paulina Stępień, Katarzyna Jarosińska, Katarzyna Zapała, Kamil Kumański, Alan Stępień