Dishes you should try in Fethiye: Fethiye Tarhanası (tarhana soup), Fethiye Mezes, Kuzugöbeği Mantarı Sote (sautéed kuzugöbeği mushrooms) and Fethiye Pidesi. This guide also covers the local products to buy and what Fethiye is famous for.
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Fethiye Tarhanası was registered as a geographical indication on 11 October 2023 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1484). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Fethiye Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Fethiye's fish restaurants are famous for more than 20 varieties of meze. Sea blite, octopus salad and spicy ezme are among the most popular mezes.
Kuzugöbeği mushrooms, gathered in spring in Fethiye's mountainous areas, are sautéed in butter and served. This rare mushroom is one of the most valued flavours of Aegean cuisine.
Dough opened into a boat shape, filled with minced meat, cheese or mixed ingredients, and baked in a stone oven. The pide ovens of Fethiye's Paspatur Bazaar are especially famous.
These dishes are known throughout Muğla province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A kebab with a registered geographical indication, served as meat on a bed of matchstick potatoes and yoghurt.
Meatballs with a registered geographical indication.
A dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A börek with a registered geographical indication.
A fish dish with a registered geographical indication.
Fethiye was founded on the site of Telmessos, the centre of the ancient Lycian civilisation. Rock tombs, sarcophagi and the remains of an ancient theatre keep the Lycian heritage alive throughout the town. It is one of the starting points of the Lycian Way.
Fethiye's historic bazaar offers a lively shopping experience, with shops selling handicrafts, spices, jewellery and souvenirs along its narrow streets. Keeping alive the trading tradition of the Ottoman period, it is one of the places tourists visit most.
Fethiye is known for 4 local dishes, above all Fethiye Tarhanası (tarhana soup), Fethiye Mezes, Kuzugöbeği Mantarı Sote (sautéed kuzugöbeği mushrooms) and Fethiye Pidesi. Fethiye Tarhanası was registered as a geographical indication on 11 October 2023 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1484). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Fethiye Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Fethiye is known for Fethiye Tarhanası (tarhana soup), Fethiye Kaya Halısı/Fethiye Kayaköy Halısı/Fethiye Halısı and Lycian Civilisation Heritage. Its best-known sights include Butterfly Valley (Kelebekler Vadisi) and Amintas Rock Tombs (Amintas Kaya Mezarları).
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Fethiye include Fethiye Kaya Halısı/Fethiye Kayaköy Halısı/Fethiye Halısı, Fethiye Kaya İnciri (Fethiye rock figs) and Fethiye Tahini.