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.
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.
Timothée D.
Seasoned Traveller
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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.
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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