Kaya

#1207 among destinations in Turkey

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Kaya is a village in the District of Fethiye, Muğla Province, Turkey. As of 2000 it had a population of 1,524 people. Kaya was substantially depopulated in the 1920s population exchange between Greece and Turkey. Kaya is identified by the editors of the Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World as the location of the ancient city of Karmylessos. ()

Coordinates: 36°34'36"N, 29°5'8"E

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Kaya – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kumburnu Plajı, Lycian Way, Alesta Beach Club, Hisarönü.

2.4 miSE
36°32'59"N • 29°6'42"E
Kumburnu Plajı, Ölüdeniz
61 min walk • Beach
3.1 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Lycian Way, Ölüdeniz
79 min walk • The Lycian Way is a marked long-distance trail in southwestern Turkey around part of the coast of ancient Lycia. It is over 500 km in length and stretches from Hisarönü, near Fethiye, to Geyikbayırı in Konyaaltı about 20 km from Antalya.
4.4 miN
36°38'24"N • 29°5'39"E
Alesta Beach Club, Fethiye
113 min walk • Beach
3.2 miE
Area
Hisarönü, Fethiye
82 min walk • Hisarönü is a tourist resort village in the Fethiye district of the Muğla Province of Turkey. It is situated at the western extreme of the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and the southern extreme of the Aegean coast.
3.4 miNE
City, Archaeological site, Ancient Greek architecture
Telmessos, Fethiye
87 min walk • Telmessos or Telmessus, also Telmissus, later Anastasiopolis, then Makri or Macre, was the largest city in Lycia, near the Carian border, and is sometimes confused with Telmessos in Caria. It was called Telebehi in the Lycian language.
~1010 ftNE
Village
Kayaköy
5 min walk • As you wander through the narrow cobblestone streets, you'll be transported back in time to a bygone era. The village is characterized by its well-preserved stone houses, some of which date back to the 17th century. These houses, with their empty windows and crumbling...
6.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Babadağ Mountain
165 min walk • Babadağ is a mountain near Fethiye, in Muğla Province, southwest Turkey. The mountain has a principal summit at an elevation of 1,969 metres and a second one called "Karatepe" at an elevation of 1,400 metres.
3.4 miNE
Cemetery
Tomb of Amyntas, Fethiye
87 min walk • The Tomb of Amyntas, also known as the Fethiye Tomb, is an ancient Greek rock-hewn tomb at ancient Telmessos, in Lycia, currently in the district of Fethiye in Muğla Province, located in the Aegean region of Turkey.
5.7 miNW
Lighthouse
Kızılada Lighthouse
147 min walk • The Kızılada Lighthouse is an historical lighthouse still in use, which is located on the island Kızılada in the Gulf of Fethiye, southwestern Turkey.
3.6 miNE
36°37'23"N • 29°7'1"E
Fethiye Museum, Fethiye
93 min walk • Museum
1.8 miSW
Island
Gemiler Island
47 min walk • The island is home to a number of well-preserved Byzantine ruins, including churches, chapels, and dwellings, which provide a fascinating glimpse into the past. Visitors can explore the remains of these ancient structures and imagine what life was like for the island's...