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The "Lycian Way Guide Monument", the map
of Lycian geography, is the oldest and first
highway map of the world known with the
roads connecting routes and measuring
distance between the settlements.
The father of the name “Lycia”, meaning “the Land of Light”,
is not known; however, you will understand why it is called
as such when you walk the “Lycian Way”. Lycian Way is a
thousand years old road that is still actively used by no-
madic people. The route starts from Fethiye Rock Tombs,
leading to the summits of the mountains or sheltered val-
leys, silent forests or steep hillsides. No matter how tough
the route is, there is always a warm village house with two
rooms where every hiker may visit and drink ayran (a drink
made by yoghurt and water) to cool down.
Fethiye / Ölüdeniz
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