Patara is 14.2 kms/9miles long [the longest beach in the Mediterranean] of child-friendly shore - medium grain sand - backed only by ancient ruins and swooping dunes - with no buildings visible save a small café at one end. It is 50 miles from Fethiye.
Loungers and umbrellas available for rent but no watersports or camping. The area is inexpensive and there's a limited selection of low-key accommodation in nearby Patara town, with beach commuter transport or a longish walk. However there is so much more to Patara then just a beach.
The ancient city of Patara was the birthplace of Santa Claus !! The 4th century Byzantine bishop who was later canonised as St Nicholas was infact a Patara native.
There are a couple of restaurants and sun shades for hire, it is a wonderful day out but be prepared as it is unusually windy and hot.
At a distance of aprox 70 km from Fethiye you will need a car or jeep however the sites to see (not just the beach) are well worth it.Recent excavations of the ancient city revealed that the city existed in the 5th century BC.
There are monumental LYCIAN tombs to see along with the arch of Triumph in three sections, a Roman sarcophagus, the ruins of the hurmalik Bath, the Byzanthian fortress, the Corynthian temple, a Byzanthian church, the theatre and on and on. Take your camera because you are going to need it.
Patara is 14.2 kms/9miles long [the longest beach in the Mediterranean] of child-friendly shore - medium grain sand - backed only by ancient ruins and swooping dunes - with no buildings visible save a small café at one end. It is 50 miles from Fethiye.
The ancient city of Patara was the birthplace of Santa Claus !! The 4th century Byzantine bishop who was later canonised as St Nicholas was infact a Patara native. 
the ruins of the hurmalik Bath, the Byzanthian fortress, the Corynthian temple, a Byzanthian church, the theatre and on and on. 
Take your camera because you are going to need it.
