Fethiye is a famous beekeeping and honey producing area and the owners of the boxes leave them in rows, scattered around the pine forests and sometimes along footpaths. Anyone who knows Fethiye will recognise these things. And it’s worth noting that if you do decide to go for a little hike in the forests and …
What better in the cooler Fethiye temperatures than getting out there and going for good wander? We don’t walk in the hills much in summer – it’s just too hot – so when we do get out there, it always feels great. One of our favourite walks in the Fethiye area is the walk from …
After 12 years of umming and ahhing about whether I could handle a visit to the hamam, I finally made it to one on Saturday. I entered a sauna in a gym many moons ago and had to leave straight away because I just hated the heat. So I always thought, ‘If I pay my …
Hisarönü – known to our Fethiye Turkish friends as ‘The Village.’ If it’s a summer weekend and the night out in Fethiye has gone so well that nobody wants it to end, there are usually two possible suggestions: ‘Let’s go to the village,’ or ‘Let’s go for soup.’ (by which they mean the traditional of …
We’ve got a new pet. A cicada! We love cicadas… Well, when I say new ‘pet,’ I mean more of a new ‘periodical visitor.’ This Turkish insect, part of the Cicadoidea superfamily of insects in the order Hemiptera (apparently), has been with us for the last few days. And I’d lay a good bet that …
Mozaik Bahçe – serving up tasty kebabs and other delicious dishes from the Hatay kitchen. And all of available in a little pedestrianised corner of Fethiye. Over the years, this restaurant has become hugely popular with tourists looking for some flavoursome regional cuisine – and Hatay cuisine is certainly a favourite; making it onto the …
We just cannot go to Cin Bal barbecue restaurant in Kayköy near Fethiye and
not order tandır, slow cooked lamb
Fethiye fish market; one of the town’s most famous tourist attractions. A popular night out, a lunch spot for lots of locals – and also one of our favourite places for doing our food shopping, too. Yes, Fethiye fish market and the surrounding shops and stalls have a special draw for us. So let us …
After the Çalış sunset falls we head to the far end of the beach to The
Tents for traditional Turkish music and dancing
It was 1998 when we first set eyes on the wonder that is the ancient site of Tlos. Our first time in Fethiye (and Turkey, for that matter) and two friends we’d met here had taken us on a day trip drive around the stunning Xanthos valley area. First, to the awe of Saklıkent Gorge …