Four large tomb façades and several smaller ones are cut into the cliff face rising above the east bank of the Dalyan River. They're best seen from the water — the scale only becomes clear when you see the boats passing below them. The tombs are lit up at night, which has a genuine effect. You can reach the base of the cliff on foot from town, but getting close to the tombs themselves requires a scramble and there's no formal access path.
Lycian Rock Tombs
Ancient temple-front tombs carved into the cliff above the river
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The façade tombs are designed to mimic the fronts of wooden temples — columns, pediments, and all — even though they're carved directly into sheer rock. They date from around the 4th century BC, when Caunos was part of the Lycian cultural sphere, and the dead inside were believed to need a proper home for eternity.