Hello to everyone. I hope this is the right place to pick your brains and knowledge of the area.
I'm a single woman who is looking to buy a little house in the villages or rural areas around Fethiye. I'm not particularly bothered about the beach and have always preferred the woods to the sea, but I don't want to live like a hermit, I would need some neighbours within walking distance and somewhere with a sense of community. I lived in Istanbul for some years in the 1990s and speak Turkish and know the culture. I wonder if you could recommend some villages or hamlets surrounding Fethiye where I can buy somewhere which has a garden or where I can create a garden to grow my own food and keep some poultry. This is very important to me since I would like this to become my permanent home. I have a small budget unfortunately which I suspect will only be enough for either some very out of the way hamlets or somewhere needing a lot of work. I'm making plans to walk part of the Lycian Way in September and would love to take the opportunity to visit some of the places you recommend here.
Thanking you very much for your advice.
Rose