The  Ancient City of OLYMPOS
Olympos beach ends on northen edge with the archeological site of the ancient Lycian port town Olympos, leading through a valley towards the mountains.
You can enjoy exploring the ancient life style; the harbour, baths, graves, amphitheatre and the town centre with its narrow lanes that are still recognisable.

CHIMEARA: the Eternal Fire
According to mythology; the monster Chimeara destroyed Lycia with its firey breath. After that Bellerophon -riding his winged horse Pegasus- shot and killed the monster Chimeara with a hail of arrows. Then he built an altar for his goddes Athena. Today a natural phenomenon takes place on the spot where gases escaping from the earth create an iternal flame known as the burning stone or as in Turkish "Yanartas".

LYCIA
Lycia is a Prehellenistic region. Earliest settlements date from around 1400 BC. and are still distinctive. Lycia means "the land of the sun" and defined an area of co-operating city states: "the famous lycian League from Fethiye in the west to Antalya in the east". Through the Greek, Roman and Byzantine eras Lycia retained its importance.Today the area is a huge archeological park and you can visit more than 50 major sites within relatively easy reach of one another. Phaselis and Gagae are in the immediate vicinity.