Kayaköy Ghost Town – Kayaköy Ruins loop from Kayaköy

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Kayaköy Ghost Town – Kayaköy Ruins loop from Kayaköy

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Kayaköy Ghost Town – Kayaköy Ruins loop from Kayaköy

04:54

15.0km

560m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Fethiye-Göcek Özel Çevre Koruma Bölgesi

Waypoints

Start point

Restaurant

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258 m

Kayaköy (Levissi) — Abandoned Village Ruins

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Kayaköy (Turkish for 'rock village'; Greek Λεβίσσι Levissi, also Livissi Λ (ε) ιβίσσι) is a village in Turkey that is located in the area of a small town that was mainly inhabited by ethnic Greeks until 1922/23. Most of the community, located about eight kilometers south of Fethiye in a rocky mountain valley, is now a ghost town. The former Greek residents of Levissi were evicted under the terms of the Treaty of Lausanne.

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268 m

Kayaköy Ghost Town

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Just crazy such a big ghost town

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334 m

Kayaköy Ruins

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At the metal church gate turn your back on it and proceed up the path on your right signposted ‘ÖLÜDENIZ ‘

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476 m

Kayaköy — Ruins of the Abandoned Village

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Continue whole hike by following the red & yellow painted track markers. For the first half of the hike they are widely spaced and sometimes hard to see - then they become clear and frequent.

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569 m

View of Kayaköy (Abandoned Levissi village)

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Levissi (also pronounced Livissi, Loivissi or Leivissi) is situated in close proximity to ancient Karmylassos while Macri is believed to be the site of ancient Telmessos. Prior to 1922, these two towns were made up almost entirely of Greeks. Today, none remain.

Around the period of World War I, the Greeks of Kayaköy were ethnically cleansed then forcibly expelled in 1922. Their homes have remained vacant ever since. In 1957 an earthquake damaged a large portion of the homes leaving them in their current state.

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1.24 km

View of the islands off Ölüdeniz and Akayaköy

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Stunning views, flat rocks to sit on, great rest stop.

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1.37 km

Abandoned Greek Orthodox Shrine in Kayaköy

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Around the period of World War I, the Greeks of Levissi/Kayaköy were ethnically cleansed then forcibly expelled in 1922. Their homes have remained vacant ever since. In 1957 an earthquake damaged a large portion of the homes leaving them in their current state.

This small Orthodox shrine probably was for the protection of the fishermen and sailors.

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1.63 km

View of Barlas Cove

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3.08 km

Viewpoint

14.3 km

Ruins

15.0 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.89 km

3.49 km

2.55 km

1.87 km

1.63 km

1.56 km

Surfaces

4.82 km

3.53 km

2.64 km

2.56 km

1.12 km

304 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

July 4, 2025,Kayaköy - Levissi – Blick auf das verlassene Levissi Runde von Hisarönü

This was sheer horror, komoot: please remove this route suggestion! Or at least advise bringing a rope and climbing partner, or only attempting it with suicidal intent. Absolutely not recommended!

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