natural wonder
Saklıkent Gorge
An 18km canyon where icy water roars between towering walls you wade through on wooden walkways.
12 km · about 20 min drive
Muğla, Turkey · Asia
Eşen works well as a base: 20 minutes from Çavdır, 12km from Saklıkent Gorge.
Eşen is a town located in Muğla, Turkey. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Eşen sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Eşen to your route.
Pinara (Lycian: 𐊓𐊆𐊍𐊍𐊁𐊑𐊏𐊆 Pilleñni, presumably from the adjective "round"; Greek: τὰ Πίναρα, formerly Artymnesus or Artymnesos according to one account) was a large city of ancient Lycia at the foot of Mount Cragus (now Mount Babadağ), and not far from the western bank of the River Xanthos, homonymous with theRead more
ancient city of Xanthos (now Eşen River).
The remains of several ancient temples can be seen in Pinara, as well as rock tombs including one "royal tomb", an upper and a lower acropolis, a theatre, an odeon, an agora and a church. The name Pinara has somewhat been assimilated to the name of the present-day village of Minare, half an hour below the ruins and depending Fethiye district of Muğla Province, Turkey.
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Eşen is located in Muğla, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 36.4548 latitude, 29.2815 longitude.
Eşen has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
An 18km canyon where icy water roars between towering walls you wade through on wooden walkways.
12 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
A secluded paradise canyon accessible only by boat, home to over 100 species of butterflies and a stunning hidden waterfall.
18 km · about 20 min drive
beach
Turkey's most photographed beach, a stunning turquoise lagoon at the foot of Babadağ mountain, famous as one of the world's best paragliding sites.
18 km · about 20 min drive
beach
An 18km sweep of golden dunes backed by Lycian ruins, a loggerhead turtle nesting ground.
21 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
A haunting abandoned Greek village of over 500 stone houses and churches, left empty after the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.
23 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A 540-kilometer long-distance hiking trail along Turkey's turquoise coast, rated one of the world's top ten long walks by the Sunday Times.
26 km · about 30 min drive
beach
A narrow gorge beach between Kaş and Kalkan on Turkey's Lycian coast, reached by a steep staircase to vivid turquoise waters.
41 km · about 45 min drive
coastal drive
A cliff-hugging coastal highway curling past ancient ruins and turquoise bays from Fethiye to Antalya.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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