From the fortress, I had seen the Lycian sarcophagi with their Gothic vault-shaped lids, littering the hillside in dozens. Earlier, in nearby Kaleüçağız, I had climbed a hillock overlooking ...

Lycian sarcophagi are scattered along the Lycian Way, including around Simena Castle (Credit: Alastair Gill) ...

Tombs with a view: Lycian burial sites can be found all over southwestern Turkey. Some, like this above the coastal city of Fethiye, are carved in the side of cliffs.

From the island of Kekova, off the southern coast of Turkey, renowned underwater archaeologist Hakan Öniz takes viewers on a journey to discover the Roman sunken cities of Dolichiste and Simena ...

One of Kekova's most extraordinary features is its connection to the ancient cities of Dolichiste and Simena, submerged by earthquakes ... testaments to the island's place in the ancient Lycian ...

On the Teke Peninsula of southern Turkey, a 470-mile network of hiking trails connects ancient cities of the Lycian civilisation with a dramatic Mediterranean coastline. The Lycian Way was the ...

The Lycian Way is featured on Time Out's list of the world's best hikes for 2025.. It's 12.28 on a Thursday afternoon, and I'm sitting in the bow of a wide, ancient plane tree.

The Lycian Way was conceived in 1989 by Kate Clow, and with the sponsorship of a private bank, early road markings and direction signs were installed. Clow published a groundbreaking guidebook ...