TURKEY: Fethiye city, sights and market

Описание: Modern Fethiye is located on the site of the ancient city of Telmessos.

Telmessos was the most important city of Lycia, with a recorded history starting in the 5th century BC.It was dedicated to the god Apollo and the centre of prophecy.

The ancient Lycian tombs, a Roman theatre and a medieval castle surrounding the town are the only existing monuments from the Hellenistic and Roman periods.

The Tomb of Amyntas was built in 350 BC by the Lycians. It was named after the Greek inscription on the side of it which reads "Amyntou tou Ermagiou", which translated to English means "Armyntas, son of Hermagios". While many other tombs carved into mountainsides are quite little, comparable to a small room, the interior of the Tomb of Amyntas is the size of a full-sized temple.

The ancient castle stands on the place where the city was first founded. Its existing walls date back from the eleventh century. Rebuilt during the fifteenth century by the Knights of Rhodes, the castle was used as a naval base.

The Roman Theatre stands opposite the commercial harbour near the town centre. Typically Roman in style, it was built during the second century on the ruins of a previously built Greek style theatre.

Fethiye has experienced many earthquakes. Last significant ones date to 1957 and 1961, with 67 casualties and 3200 damaged buildings after the 02-04-1957 earthquake. The town has been rebuilt since then and now has a modern harbor and a marina.

Fethiye is now one of Turkey's well-known tourist centres and is especially popular during the summer. As a result of the large British population and the high numbers of Britons going there for holiday, Fethiye-Öludeniz was chosen as the best tourism centre in the world by The Times and The Guardian newspapers in 2007.

September 11, 2012
I've been filming all day with a dirty spot on my camera lens, aaargh!

00:00 View from Kale Park (restaurant)
00:32 Panoramic view of Fethiye
01:21 Remains of castle
01:46 Harbour
02:03 Roman Theatre
02:42 Rock tombs
03:02 Tomb of Amyntas
04:40 Tuesday Market
06:11 Coastal road trip (next to Fethiye)
07:26 Harbour (end of the day)

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