Visiting the Past Today (60 + 40 minutes)
Most tourists only see the resorts in SW Turkey. We show a selection of historic sites set in the context of current villages and towns in SW Turkey.
Üzümlü village near Fethiye is renowned for its cotton cloth weaving
Üzümlü. Weaving a pattern into the cloth
Man at Üzümlü (not weaving)
Exterior, Roman Baths at Tlos, Xanthos valley. The Romans liked a panoramic view
Yaka Park (above Tlos). The bar has a water feature where fish swim and beer is cooled.
Carpet School. Weaver at work
Saklıkent Gorge. Watching the crossing
Letoon. Temple of Leto partly reconstructed
Letoon. Floor of the Appollo temple. Mosaic (copy) showing the attributes of Appollo - Archer, Sun God, Musician
Nereid Monument from Xanthos - now reassembled in the British Museum
Harpy monument, Xanthos. The original frieze is in the British Museum
Visual composite reconstruction of the Payava Tomb, Xanthos. The base is in situ, the upper section is in the British Museum, the whole, with figure, replicates a 19th century engraving
St.Nicholas was Bishop of Myra. His fanciful statue stands in the town square (or did until it was moved to a gift shop and replaced by something better in bronze)
Paraglider's view of Ölü Deniz
Regrettably, some parts of the Turkish tourist industry are popular even if in poor taste
A large gulet (yacht) under construction in the Fethiye boatyard
Interior of a cruising gulet
Fresh lokum in trays to cool. Mendoz factory, Fethiye
Picking the produce. Market in Fethiye
Alternative uses for Coke bottles. In this case, pekmez - grape molasses