This album contains all our galleries which are not for our talks
Lykia - Kaya Valley
Kaya Valley, Misty Dawn. There are four villages in the Kaya Valley as well as the historic abandoned old village which is now a museum
Keçiler Village, maybe 20 houses
Grandpa, at over 90, was the oldest man in the valley. With his wife.
A sudden and violent storm over Keçiler
Necropolis between Keçiler and Belen. These are free-standing Lykian sarcophagi. There are also house tombs in the rock face with Lykian language inscriptions
Belen Village. Çeşme or water storage house
Belen Village. A preserved living room at the Wine House
Kinalı Village. The old croquet club in its heyday. Now sadly derelict
Kinalı Village. Reused bottles, but you do not want to buy or try the contents. Kekik Suyu (thyme water) is a foul-tasting concoction, which consequently is said to cure almost anything
Beyond Kinalı Village. A forest trail
At the end of the trail. Afküle, a former small monastery overlooking the sea.
Kaya Village. The çeşme (water fountain)
Kaya Village. Disused well. The water table below ground has been depleted by artesian well drilling
Kaya Village. A famous feature is Cinbal Restaurant. 'Kendin pişir, kendin ye' (cook it yourself, eat it yourself) where some of the party can sit around ...
... while others do the cooking. It saves on staff.
Kaya Old Village (museum). A view from the valley floor of the village abandoned in the population exchange of 1923.
Kaya Old Village. A view from the meydan. At the top is the Lonely Chapel (our name), which you can climb up to. Unlike another which we call the Inaccessible Chapel
Kaya Old Village. One or two houses still have some fittings
Kaya Old Village. From above, the Lower Church.
Kaya Old Village. Interior, Lower Church