Tavas

Tavas lies in the uplands between the valleys of the Büyük Menderes and the mountains of Menteşe. Ancient Tabae occupied a naturally fortified rocky height in this district; its name survived as Davas or Tavas. The settlement became a centre of the Menteşe principality and retained its importance under Ottoman rule. Evliya Çelebi passed the fortress on his travels between Denizli and Muğla, recording a place whose position had long made it defensible.