4th century B.C. monuments from the Lycian period within Fethiye draw many visitors. These are tombs excavated into natural rock, which became the symbol of the city. Amintas, the most beautiful and most magnificent of the tombs, can be reached via a stairway leading from the back of Fethiye. This tomb can also be seen from the town itself, but its worth up to admire these tombs closely and you can observe how they desıgned these tombs in the form of İonic temples. At the middle part of the left column, Herparnia s son Amintas is written in th century B.C. script. İdentification of this person is not clearly known. There are many tombs worth seeing, in this region. THe most importent being ones which belong to the Lycian period. Many of these are sarcophagus type tombs, with their pointed lids and a gothic style crests. The sides and crests of the lids often display friezes and reliefs which are said to depict the life of the person buried inside.

How to get there:

take a Dolmuş to Fethiye, once you get off ask for direction.