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The great cliff of Pınara pitted with rock-cut tombs, above green scrub and pines
Photo: Dosseman / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Culture · Fethiye & Ölüdeniz · Seydikemer

Pınara

Pınara Ören Yeri

A Lycian city below a huge cliff honeycombed with rock-cut tombs, in the hills west of the Xanthos valley.

  • Open now Closes 18:00 · last entry 17:30
  • Ticket Free
  • Visit ~1.5–2 h

Directions See it on the Fethiye & Ölüdeniz map

Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

The great rock face of the old acropolis, pitted with hundreds of small tomb openings, is the first thing you see. Below it, among pines, are the agora, temples, more decorated rock tombs — one carved with a relief of a walled city — and a small theatre. Ancient tradition says the city was founded by settlers from Xanthos, and the name was taken to mean "round" — a fair description of the upper acropolis.

One and a half to two hours; it is a quiet site with few visitors.

The last stretch of road up from Minare village is narrow and steep, and the paths are rough: good shoes, water and patience.

Getting there

Above Minare village, off the Fethiye–Kaş road about 19 km south-east of Fethiye town (straight line); by car.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

Open in OpenStreetMap See it on the Fethiye & Ölüdeniz map

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Where to stay nearby

Seydikemer has 3 places to stay licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ministry list, counted on ilçemde on 30 Sep 2026).

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About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Pinara (way/1323563105; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.