We stayed in one of these luxury apartments in Calis (pronounced "Challish"), a suburb of Fethiye - about an hour's drive from Dalaman airport
Two of us were "rattling around" in a three bedroomed (and three bathrooms) apartment for the week.
Although we had our own cooking facilities, we did not really use them, apart from breakfast. There were several good restaurants/bars within 50 yards of our apartment.
We were about half a mile from the beach. Calis Beach is a very popular holiday resort on Turkey's "turquoise coast". "Calis" means work in Turkish and that reveals a little of its history. It hasn't always been a holiday destination - Calis Beach was "Work beach" where a small railway ran across the beach to the jetty.
Calis is reported to have around 300 days of sun each year - and the beach is lined almost from end to end with restaurants.
Fethi Bey (1887-1914) was Turkey’s first aviation martyr. He trained as a pilot in England and joined the Turkish Air Force as a captain. In 1914 he attempted to fly from Cairo to Istanbul for the first time but he was killed when his plane crashed near Damascus. Later that year the town previously called Megri was renamed Fethiye in his honour. His statue stands proudly in a square near the harbour
Fethiye is a famous tourism centre of South West Turkey with a population of around 50,000 which is greatly increased in the holiday season. It hosts tourists from around the world, as well as celebrities who choose to anchor their boats in the bays of Fethiye and Gocek. Fethiye is where Aegean and Mediterranean seas intersect
Fethiye is also famous for its pre-Roman Lycian relics ...
... as well as its football team - Fethiye Spor - formed in 1933
As well as a regular bus (Dolmus - pronounced "dolmush") service between Calis and Fethiye, there is also a more leisurely water taxi service from the harbour to Calis beach
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