Kaunos Archaeological Sitevisitor guide.

One of Türkiye's most captivating archaeological sites for its rock tombs, Kaunos was once an important commercial port before silting severed its connection to the sea. The acropolis forming the heart of the city sits atop a 152-meter hill. The northern city wall dates from the Middle Ages. The long wall begins north of the harbor and stretches to steep cliffs past Dalyan Village. The northern section was built during the reign of Mausolus, satrap of Caria (whose tomb in Halicarnassus was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World). The northwestern fortifications date to the Hellenistic period (323–30 BC), while walls extending toward the harbor are Archaic (750–475 BC). At the foot of the acropolis stands the ancient theater. Structures west of the theater include a basilica-plan church, alongside Roman baths and temple remains. The rock-cut tombs visible from Dalyan were carved in the 4th century BC and reused in Roman times. Niches carved into cliffs visible from the jetty were sites where signal fires guided merchant vessels into the ancient harbor. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS AMYNTAS ROCK TOMBS FETHİYE GEMİLE ISLAND MARMARİS MUSEUM UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM KAYAKÖY ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE LETOON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE FETHİYE MUSEUM