Welcome to Fethiye, the land of lights, where the torrent of
civilizations created in the time tunnel and gliding from
inaccessible summits of wild Taurus Mountains meet to the foamy dark
blue water of Mediterranean. Believing that, neither the best words
nor the limited pages of a large book define such a beauty with all
its magnificence and also without any loss, we submit the
appreciation of this phenomenon to the testimony of your eyes which
are the best witnesses. How lucky for us if we have been able to
offer you the sincere hospitality of Mediterranean people as far as
we can speak and we can do, during the adventure of one century that
you have experienced in such a short time.
INTRODUCTION
Fethiye is a pretty town at the hillsides of the Mount Mendos, the
part of the Tourus Mountain chains, and surrounds the bay that it
has given its name to. The high mountain range formed by rises and
falls of the crust during the Tertiary Geological Period, and
hundreds of bays lying at the mountainside seem to embrace each
other along the Fethiye shore line. This mountain range (it was
called the Kragos and Antikragos in the antique period) with an
altitude of more than 6560 feet (2000m.) forms the southwest end of
the Toros (Taurus) chain and lies parallel to the shore without a
single passage to the inner regions. On a warm and sunny winter day,
peculiar to the Mediterranean climate while you are sipping at your
Turkish tea or Turkish coffee, at one of the local tea gardens,
along the coast, these mountains with pine trees at their skirts,
white snow and mist on their summits will once more welcome you to
heaven. Dry, long, hot summers and short, warm, rainy winters are
climatic characteristics of Fethiye. The temperature which is around
86-105 F (30-40 C) during the summer, is usually above 50 F (10 C)
in the winter. Considering the fact that in these turquoise-colored
seas that in no season falls below 60 F (16 C) swimming is possible
for nine months of the year, we might as well conclude that there
are only two seasons in Fethiye: Spring and Summer!
Due to the prevailing climatic conditions in the region, pine
forests consisting of silver fir, Scotch fir, and Norway spruce
cover the place. Olive, laurel, myrtle, acacia, plane tree, and
popular trees are some other types that you can find in this rich
flora. the frankincense tree (Liquidamber Orientalis) which is the
source of myrrh widely used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics
industries, is among the rare species in the world. This plant has
survived for 10 million years and has remained in existence since
before the ice ages is cultivated only around Fethiye and Koycegiz
and in a small district of California. You may reach this natural
and historical heaven that God has donated to nature by any of one
of the land, air, or sea courses that you chose. You could have a
comfortable journey to Fethiye by the three highways through the
pine forests, with connections to Mugla, Antalya and Burdur.
Scheduled bus trips in all three directions provide the link between
Fethiye and other cities. The nearest center for air travel is the
Dalaman Airport 31 miles (50 kms.) to Fethiye. In addition to the
year round Istanbul - Izmir - Ankara and Antalya connected flights
of Turkish Airlines, there are direct flights to all major cities in
Europe, Asia and America. During the touristic season, Fethiye's
having the fourth largest seaport after Iskenderun, Mersin and
Antalya provides great ease of marine travel. The naturally
protected harbour is a drop-by place for all yacht crews.
GEOGRAPHY
Where Is Fethiye?
Most of you (I think) must know about Fethiye and Ölüdeniz, since it
is one of the most popular touristic sites in the world (and one of
the cheapest). Here is a map of Turkey with all its regions. The
white places on the map, are our neighbours: Greece at west,
Bulgaria at NorthWest, (old) Russia at North and NorthEast, Iran at
SouthEast, Syria and Iraq at south.
The white islands on th western part of the map are all Greek
Islands (even the smallest ones) although they're a mile or a few
miles away from Turkish coast, and miles and miles away from Greece.
They can be seen obviously even by naked eye from Turkey.
ÖLÜDENİZ
Fethiye reminds most of us of; ÖLÜDENIZ. The world famous and one of
the most beautiful wonders in the world Ölüdeniz, worths travelling
miles and miles, for the turquoise blue waters wonderful lagoon. The
crysyal pure water of Ölüdeniz is so clean that it is almost cleaner
than the water you drink at home -if we omit the salt-. Ölüdeniz
consists of two parts: First part is Belcekiz or Belcegiz which lies
too long through the bay to the lagoon. This part is the wavy part
of Ölüdeniz. The second part is the real Ölüdeniz with the lagoon
inside. This part is the calm and shallow part.
Ölüdeniz is 12 km. from Fethiye. Here, with all kinds of water
sports (canoe, surf, skiing, banana, parashute), you can also play
All along the Belcekiz beach, -a bit more expensive- you can find
everything to eat and drink. The bars and restaurants are everytime
ready for your service. The place which is called the Blue Lagoon is
a National Park, which is fee-payed passing. Again, there are lots
of things to eat, drink, and again, full of entertainment like water
sports and beach volley, showers and WC. Besides, Ölüdeniz, is one
of the most ideal places in the world for Paragliding. To make this
sport, you don't have to be experienced. All you have to do is, to
choose which company to fly with, among lots of the agencies
including Turkish Aeronautical Association. If you don't have a
licence to fly, you will have your first experience with a licenced
and experienced pilot. The pilots do everything for you. All you
have to do is just to enjoy the beauties of Ölüdeniz and take lots
of photographs from 1400-1700m. height. The flight takes about 30-45
mins. And will cost you about $100.
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