 MARKET TOUR & KAYA VILLAGE |
Once a week, on Tuesdays, there is a huge open market in Fethiye, Tuesday Market, in Turkish Salı Pazarı.
   
On fridays we have Cuma Pazarı where you find products, vegetables and fruits grown and sold by peasants; very natural and organic.
 You will love to spend some hours in Pazar. You will find many gifts with very reasonable prices. You will enjoy the excitement of "bargaining". Do not worry, many people speak English and German. Do not be embarrassed, "bargaining" is important in Turkish culture, just have fun, you will know how much to offer, where to stop! "Bargaining" is a good means of communication with local people. Have a chat about anything, if you like, that is a part of your holiday in an environment not commercialized yet. Later we will have lunch in Kayaköy (ghost town).
   
 The village of Kayaköy (dated to the 15th cent) lies behind the hills of Ölüdeniz approximately four and a half km away. The Village consists of over three thousand deserted homes and a whole array of establishments that once supported a whole community. This includes five Doctors, Three Pharmacies, One school and ten monasteries. The village was deserted during a population exchange in 1923. Here you will find Churches, one of which has a mural depicting Christ's last supper on an inside wall. The Village can be reached via a walk (signposted) or a Dolmus from the nearby town of Hisarönü.
   
 Kaya or Kayaköy (Karmylassos), Greek people used to live in peace under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. There used to be about 3000 buildings, 5 doctors, 3 pharmacies, 1 school, 2 big churches, more than 10 small monastries. The settling of this village (the Greek settlement) date the 15th century.
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