Fethiye is a township of Akdeniz which is full of beauties that cannot even be told. Ifyou are passionately in love with nature and if you are eager to discover new horizons in your life, you have a great choice for your vacation. In the natural paradise of Fethiye, the prettiest bays, beaches, islands, hot weather and fertile soils and the scene of green pine forests of mountains of Toros waits for you.

In the City of Lights, you will feel the turning of your pleasure of vacation to excitement and you will be the attestant of how history and culture united and take on a lively note with the natural beauties of environment.

Fethiye is 50 kms away from International Airport of Dalaman on the coasts that meet Mediterranian Sea with the Aegean Sea in the southwest of Turkey. It allows your trip to be easy and enjoyable in every month of the year by the easiness of transportation between other centeral places through highway. Its natural harbour and marina has great opportunities for ones who choose the sea travel and yachtsmen. The bay of Göcek that is 35 kms from Fethiye and its marines are the most loved way ports of yachtsmen of the Mediterranian Sea in the recent years… The whole area starting from the Valley of Eşen is covered by the pine forests and the southwest heights of the Mountains of Toros.

The height of these mountains reaches to 2000 metres on the coasts. On the hot days of the summer, under the blue sky, it is really worth to see the scenes of snow on the hills just behind the pine forests. On the falls of the forests, there is a very rich flora that is another specification of Fethiye consisting of thousands of plants from thyme to sage and from citrus fruits to shallaki (günlük in Turkish) trees.

The Forest of Günlük is used as an ideal camping and picnic area that covers 100 hectars of forest in the area. The oil of Günlük (Shallaki) trees that is near to resin is used in pharmacy and cosmetics in addition to its dried shells has importance as being material for fumigation since ancient times… Fethiye has a specialities of a typical Mediterranian climate.

The average temperature of hot summer days is 30° C. The temperature is around 12° C in the months of winter that is sometimes rainy. The temperature of the seawater does not fall below 17° C during the winter. Nearly all of the mountains and forests of Fethiye provide a rich and incorrupt variation of fauna and a rich culture in its natural protection zone and excellent scenes.

Emigration to valleys as being a tradition that lasts for ages continues today also. Yöre communityı who is migratory and half-migratory live in the cool and high valleys instead of location in coast and it is a good example of variation in cultural structure… Valleys of Seki and Girdev on the Mountains of Toros that is 80 kms away from Fethiye has great scenes with their horses and juniper trees.

“The Museum of Yörük (Classical Turkish Nomads) ” in the Village of Boğalar is worth to be seen that presents interesting examples of savanna culture… The farming is the biggest source of income in the Savanna of Fethiye that has fertile and generous soils. Because of this, in contrary to other centers of tourism around, the life in Fethiye continues its activity also in other times of the year other than the season of summer.

As well as farming of greenhouses and gardens, the production of industrial agricultural products such as cotton, sesame, tobacco and anise provide a great contribution to the economy of the township. 250 thousand tonnes of greenhouse and field tomatoes are produced and presented to internal and external markets annually. Beekeeping and production of honey have also really high potentials.

Another richness of Fethiye is its being an important export center of chrome by its mineral deposits that have 4. biggest chrome reserves of the world. The conditions of climate let the production of nearly all of the vegetables and fruits. Every Tuesday, producers and consumers come together in the bazaar of township in a natural environment of shopping which is worth to be seen. The shopping centers in the township also serves for tourists and local community during the daytime