Fethiye Information

Located on Turkish Mediterranean coast, Fethiye is a charming harbour town set against the backdrop of beautiful mountain ranges. This is a town with charming market places, modern boutiques and supermarkets and an easy pace of life to which you can quickly adapt. Buying investment property here is relatively easy and will provide you with a fascinating return. Since Turkey is part of the EU, the economy is stable and the amenities offered are comparable to those in the UK. It makes sound financial sense to invest in property in this region when you want to add to your portfolio.

Learn about the exciting history of this town when you browse the artifacts at the Fethiye Archaeological Museum, which is located in the town hall. Visit the historic site of Kaya, which was built on the ancient site of Carmylessus. This village was abandoned in 1923 after a devastating earthquake, but the stone houses on the hillside still remain, giving you a glimpse of the early architecture of this region. The beach at Olu Deniz is one of the most beautiful sandy beaches in the area and is perhaps the most photographed beach in the world. This idyllic setting is the ideal location for an investment property where the potential of earning an income by renting to tourists is quite high.

Visit a honeycomb of more than 900 rock tombs and monuments and monolithic house tombs in nearby Pinara. Tombs of this type are exceedingly rare and are the only ones like it in the Lycia area. There are also interesting tombs in the ancient village of Sidyma, which is located on the gravel road from Hisar. All these sites and more can be yours by investing in property in Fethiye. You don't have to set a schedule for your daily outings to try to ensure you get to see everything in a short period of time. You can explore all the sites at your leisure, knowing that you have all the time in the world to enjoy them.

The cost of living is quite low in Fethiye by UK standards, but the standard of living is quite high. The comfortable climate makes it very easy to live here for part of the year when you want to escape the colder Northern winter. Many people from the UK have taken advantage of the fact that they can use overseas property as part of their pension for tax purposes and have purchased an apartment or villa in this up and coming tourist destination. With the relatively low prices of the property, it will not take you long before you realize a return on your investment.

The Turkish government has adopted a policy of attracting foreign investment in the country. Even though you do have to get permission from the military to buy a home in this country, this is a formality just to make sure that foreigners are not located near any military bases. The majority of people in the Fethiye area speak English and accept both British pounds and Euros as the method of currency.

Fethiye is located quite close to the international airport at Dalaman, where there are flights arriving from the UK several times a week. The average fare for flights on the Turkish airlines are quite low and the flight takes about 4 hours. When you have your own property here, you can fly back and forth at your leisure, staying for weeks or months at a time or for the weekend.

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