Visit Kayaköy
- Family
- Off the beaten track
- Park and garden
Kayaköy: How to get there?
One hour fifteen minutes by plane from Istanbul
Kayaköy: See when to go?
May through October
Kayaköy: For how long?
Half a day
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An abandoned village to the south of Fethiye, Kayaköy contains several thousand abandoned houses and stands as a reminder of the population exchange that once took place between Greece and Turkey.
Kayaköy: What to see nearby?
What our travellers think of their stay
8 km south of Fethiye, Kayaköy looks like a ghost village, but is also an open-air museum.
My suggestion
If you want to walk around the abandoned houses, make sure you wear stout shoes because the paths are steep and overgrown.
An abandoned village to the south of Fethiye, Kayaköy contains several thousand abandoned houses and stands as a reminder of the population exchange that once took place between Greece and Turkey.
My suggestion
Though there are some high-quality hotels located at the entrance to the abandoned village, I would advise you instead to stay in Fethiye a few tens of kilometers away.
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