The Blue Lagoon, a mountain to jump off, islands to sail between and a ghost village in the hills. Fethiye and Ölüdeniz have the most varied days out on the Turkish coast.
Turkey’s most photographed beach: a sheltered lagoon of turquoise water inside a national park, with the open beach next door. Arrive early in summer.
Tandem flights launch from nearly 2,000 metres and land on the beach at Ölüdeniz. A cable car now takes spectators up the mountain too.
A full day on a gulet through the islands of Fethiye Bay, with swimming stops at Cleopatra’s Bath, Tersane Island and Red Island.
An 18-kilometre canyon with icy water, walkways and mud baths, an hour inland. Wear shoes you don’t mind getting wet.
A hillside village abandoned in 1923 after the population exchange with Greece, now an open-air museum of empty stone houses.
A beach at the foot of a sheer canyon, reached by boat from Ölüdeniz. Walk up the valley to the waterfall.
Turkey’s most famous long-distance path starts above Ölüdeniz. Walk the first stretch to Faralya for the views over the lagoon.
Tuesday’s market is one of the coast’s biggest. In the evening, buy fish at the market and have a restaurant cook it for you.
The Tomb of Amyntas is carved into the cliff above Fethiye town; Tlos and Pınara are impressive sites an hour away.
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