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The base of the Nereid Monument at Xanthos
Photo: Jona Lendering / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Culture · Fethiye & Ölüdeniz · Kaş

Xanthos

Ksanthos Antik Kenti

The capital of ancient Lycia, a UNESCO World Heritage site with pillar tombs, a theatre and the inscribed pillar that carries the longest known Lycian text.

  • Open now Closes 19:00 · last entry 18:30
  • Visit ~1.5–2 h
  • Museum Pass

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 city sits on a hill above the Eşen river. Next to the Roman theatre stand the Harpy Tomb and a sarcophagus on a pillar; across the agora is the Inscribed Pillar. Many of the finest sculptures, including the Nereid Monument, were taken to the British Museum in the nineteenth century.

Allow one and a half to two hours. Together with Letoon it forms one World Heritage site.

There is little shade; summer mornings are best.

Getting there

At Kınık, about 45 km south-east of Fethiye on the D400; minibuses on the Fethiye–Kaş road stop in Kınık, a short walk from the site.

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

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Where to stay nearby

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About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Xanthos (way/183321152; 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 1 Oct 2026.