Tlos

UNESCO Tentative ListLycian–Roman28 km from Fethiye

One of the oldest Lycian cities, on a crag above the Xanthos (Eşen) valley. Rock tombs line the cliff below the acropolis, one of them carved with the hero Bellerophon riding Pegasus, and an Ottoman fort sits on top.

Plan the visit Its place in history

Plan your visit

Time to allow

About 1–2 hours

For a first visit at an easy pace.

Stay in

Fethiye

28 km away as the crow flies, so allow more on the road.

On a trip

The Lycian coast

Day 2 of 5.

Hours and tickets

Check before you go

Opening hours and prices change: see muze.gov.tr (opens in a new tab).

Times are our estimates. Distances are straight lines.

Its place in history

Read the chapter before you go.

1000–330 BCGreeks and PersiansGreek cities grew along the Aegean coast, and in Ionia the first philosophers asked what the world was made of.

From here

Sleep nearby

Fethiye

28 km. Tlos, Xanthos, the Letoon and Kaunos.

Next on the trip · Day 2

Xanthos

About 24 km as the crow flies. The leading city of ancient Lycia, and with the Letoon a World Heritage Site since 1988.

The whole trip

The Lycian coast

5 days, 10 places, Dalyan to Phaselis.

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Letoon
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Rock tombs, Lycian
museum
Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology
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museum
Fethiye Museum
Letoon trilingual stele
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Marmaris Museum
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Milas Museum
Carian finds

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