Muğla Attractions

18 places · narrow by district and visit style

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Amyntas Rock Tomb

A 4th-century BC Lycian tomb carved into the cliff face overlooking Fethiye. You can see the impressive facade from town, but a short walk up gets you right up to it.

TL 120·30m
Fethiye
Amyntas Rock Tomb
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Bodrum Castle

Built by the Knights Hospitaller from 1402, this seaside fortress has four national towers and now contains the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.

TL 400·120m
Bodrum
Bodrum Castle
historic

Kayaköy Ghost Village

Hundreds of stone houses and two Greek churches on a hillside — an entire village left empty in 1923, now an open-air museum.

TL 80·90m
Fethiye·Modest
Kayaköy Ghost Village
historic

Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

Foundations of the tomb of Mausolus — one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the origin of the word 'mausoleum'.

TL 100·45m
Bodrum
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
historic

Ancient Theatre of Halicarnassus

A remarkably preserved 4th-century BC theatre carved into the hillside overlooking Bodrum’s bay. Climb the ancient steps for a panoramic view of the castle and harbour.

30m
Bodrum
Ancient Theatre of Halicarnassus
historic

Dalyan Rock Tombs

Rock-cut temple tombs of the ancient city of Kaunos carved into a cliff face overlooking the Dalyan River.

60m
Dalyan
Dalyan Rock Tombs
historic

Gemiler Island (St. Nicholas Island)

A rocky island off Fethiye filled with 4th-to-6th-century church ruins and believed to be the original burial site of Saint Nicholas.

120m
Fethiye
Gemiler Island (St. Nicholas Island)
historic

Myndos Gate

The surviving stone towers and archway from Halicarnassus' ancient western gate, now an open-air roadside stop in modern Bodrum.

30m
Bodrum
Myndos Gate
historic

Pedasa Ancient City

An ancient Carian city-state that lost its independence to Alexander the Great, now a free-to-enter archaeological site scattered among forest paths.

60m
Bodrum
Pedasa Ancient City
historic

Telmessos Ancient Theatre

The ancient theatre of Telmessos, once the largest city in Lycia, remains as an open-air relic near the famous harbour of what is now Fethiye.

30m
Fethiye
Telmessos Ancient Theatre
historic

Kaunos Ancient City

Ancient Carian city across the river from Dalyan, famous for its rock-cut tombs carved into the cliffs and hillside theater.

TL 90·120m
Dalyan
Kaunos Ancient City
historic

Knidos Ancient City

An ancient Greek city at the tip of the Datça peninsula. Originally a Carian settlement, by the 4th century BC it sat opposite Triopion Island with two natural harbours.

TL 250·90m
Bodrum
Knidos Ancient City
historic

Labraunda Sanctuary

High in the Carian mountains, this sacred sanctuary of plane trees was enriched by the Hecatomnid dynasty. Walk among Hellenistic houses, streets, and carved inscriptions.

TL 100·90m
Bodrum
Labraunda Sanctuary
historic

Marmaris Castle

This 16th-century fort rebuilt by Süleyman the Magnificent has a museum tucked inside, one of the few castles in Turkey to do so.

TL 50·60m
Marmaris
Marmaris Castle
historic

Pinara Ancient City

A sprawling Lycian city perched under Mount Cragus, with rock-cut tombs and a theater hidden among pine trees.

TL 60·90m
Fethiye
Pinara Ancient City
historic

Stratonicea Ancient City

A sprawling ancient Carian city with Hellenistic, Roman, and Ottoman layers. Walk marble-paved streets past a theatre, baths, and a gymnasium.

TL 150·180m
Bodrum
Stratonicea Ancient City
historic

Tlos Ancient City

Perched on a hillside, Tlos combines ancient Lycian rock tombs, a hilltop acropolis, and a Roman theatre with wide views of the Xanthos valley.

TL 100·120m
Fethiye
Tlos Ancient City
historic

Xanthos Ancient City

Capital of ancient Lycia and a UNESCO site — theatre, agora, and the famous Nereid Monument fragments above the Xanthos river.

TL 150·120m
Fethiye
Xanthos Ancient City
historic
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