Fethiye Pınara Archaeological Sitevisitor guide.

A road branching off near Eşen on the Fethiye–Kaş highway leads after 6 km to the ruins near Minare Village, located behind the settlement. Today's name Minare ('Minaret') Village must derive from a pinnacle-shaped rock honeycombed with rock-cut tombs resembling birds' nests. Indeed, the ancient city's name originates from this rock, as Pınara signifies 'round' in the Lycian language. House-type Lycian Tombs Ancient sources indicate the city was founded by colonists from Xanthos. Sharing the region's history, Pınara opened its gates and surrendered to Alexander the Great. Pınara's heritage extends far earlier than Alexander to the Trojan War, which mentions the archer Pandaros of Pınara. Strabo and later Stephanus of Byzantium cite Pınara as an eminent Lycian metropolis. Enjoying three voting rights within the Lycian League as one of its six principal cities, Pınara passed to the Pergamon Kingdom after Alexander's death and later became a Roman city. Flourishing and refurbished during this era, it suffered severe damage from earthquakes in 141 and 240 AD and was eventually abandoned in the 9th century AD. A 1957 earthquake caused mountain boulders to slide downward. The acropolis sits upon a circular crag pierced by tombs, accessed from the south via rock-cut steps. Enclosed by defensive walls, Byzantine structures on the eastern flank prove it was utilized through the Byzantine era. Rich architectural remains on the eastern slopes of the acropolis show it was once an exceptionally prosperous ancient city. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS AMYNTAS ROCK TOMBS FETHİYE GEMİLE ISLAND FETHİYE KAYAKÖY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE LETOON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE MUĞLA FETHİYE MUSEUM KAUNOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE AND ROCK TOMBS TLOS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE