Xanthos

It is located in Kinik district which is 45 km away from Kas. Established on the east coast of Eşen Stream and it is the capital of the Lycian Union. Surface finds obtained from the acropolis of the city reveal that the settlement date goes back to the 8th century BC.

The first researches in the ancient city were carried out by the British Charles Fellows in 1838 and unfortunately, the magnificent tomb monuments, the Nereids Monument, the Harpy's Monument, the Payave sarcophagus, the Lion Tomb, were smuggled into the British Museum.

The city walls were repaired in the Roman and Byzantine Periods and strengthened with various additions.

In the south, there is a door dating back to the second century BC. Behind this door is the Triumphal Arch belonging to Emperor Vespasianus In the southwest there is the Lycian Acropolis, where the city was first established. The remains of a temple thought to belong to Artemis and a Byzantine Church are found in the acropolis. A magnificent monastery draws attention in the Roman Acropolis to the north. The theater belongs to the Roman Period and is dated to the 2nd century.

Felen Plateau (Phellos): It was established on the Felen Plateau, 12 km away from Kaş and located on the hills. Phellos was a very significant city in the fourth century BC. The city of Antiphellos was the port of Phellos. Some of the walls surrounding the city of Phellos are still standing.

A sarcophagus decorated with reliefs in the city, other sarcophagi belonging to the fourth century BC, and house-type rock-cut tombs surround the city.