The ancient site of Telmessos, in Turkey

The largest city of ancient Lycia, a Bronze- and Iron-Age Anatolian people is now the location of the town of Fethiye, around which ruins can be found of tombs, sarcophagi, a Roman theatre, and fortress. The ruin of the tomb of Amyntas sits on a mountain on the town’s edge can be visited by the public; it also offers a great view out over Fethiye.

Read more in Tripatini contributor Damon Culbert´s post The Top 10 Ancient Sites on the Turkish Coast.

 

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