Greek village kayakoy
THE STONE HOUSES OF KAYAKÖY
Kayaköy and its rock-cut tombs are a must-see at Fethiye. Kayaköy is an Anatolian Greek settlement that grew up over the Karmillassos of antiquity. Integrated with the five Turkish villages in the environs for centuries in an exemplary humanitarian display of friendship, brotherhood and peace, it was a source of pride for Fethiye. Subjected later to forced migrations in the political developments of the time, Kayaköy stands empty now, gazing vacantly on the Mediterranean as if pondering its former days of glory. As Kayaköy looks back at its past, the kings of the rock tombs cut into the slopes in the distance gaze back at it. They are called Royal Tombs, but in fact it was not kings but wealthy people who were interred here. The largest and most ostentatious of the tombs, built in the 4th century B.C., is named Amintas.
Kayaköy and its rock-cut tombs are a must-see at Fethiye. Kayaköy is an Anatolian Greek settlement that grew up over the Karmillassos of antiquity. Integrated with the five Turkish villages in the environs for centuries in an exemplary humanitarian display of friendship, brotherhood and peace, it was a source of pride for Fethiye. Subjected later to forced migrations in the political developments of the time, Kayaköy stands empty now, gazing vacantly on the Mediterranean as if pondering its former days of glory. As Kayaköy looks back at its past, the kings of the rock tombs cut into the slopes in the distance gaze back at it. They are called Royal Tombs, but in fact it was not kings but wealthy people who were interred here. The largest and most ostentatious of the tombs, built in the 4th century B.C., is named Amintas.
