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.
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.
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.
