Daidala

Daidala was an ancient settlement at the border of Lycia and Caria in southwestern Turkey, located at Inlice Asarli, 19 km north of Fethiye [1] [2] [3]. Strabo identified it as the beginning of the Rhodian Peraea, and Livy recorded its liberation from siege by Antiochos III in 190 BC [1]. The acropolis contains a ring wall of fine ashlar masonry, a small fort, and a circular cistern [1]. The site is notable for its diverse funerary architecture including several Lycian rock-cut tombs, sarcophagi, and numerous pigeon-hole tombs, alongside a fine Doric rock-cut temple tomb beside the main Fethiye road [1].