Kaya Village:
A few kilometers from Fethiye, climbing
past the ancient fortress and rock
tomb of King Amyntas, the pine trees
give way to the bucolic landscape of
the Kaya Village. Here a dwindling
number of local families till the land
and tend their animals. Some of the
old Greek stone houses have been carefully
restored to provide atmospheric and
peaceful holiday homes. Visitors can
walk, cycle or even horse-ride around
the pathways and lanes of the valley,
pausing at the simple teahouses, restaurants
and general stores or continuing the
few kilometers down to the Gemiler
Beach.
Perhaps everyone's most vivid memory
of Kaya Valley is the haunting choreography
of the houses, shops and churches of
the once thriving Greek town of Levissii.
Gemiler Island:
This early Christian Island dedicated
to St, Nicholas can be visited from
the Gemiler Beach below Kaya village
or while on one of the daily boat trips
out of Oludeniz.
The beach opposite of the Island -
Gemiler Beach can be reached by boats
from Oludeniz or from the road that
follows from Kaya Village.
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