Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum
Other Local Resorts & Areas => Kayakoy Discussion Forum => Topic started by: Scunner on February 28, 2015, 20:50:37 PM
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It doesn't take much to fascinate me. Here is a brief description of Kaya from a publication from the 1840s I found
(http://www.calis-beach.co.uk/kaya1851.jpg)
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Ha ha - I initially read that as wine and fags !!!!
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We're there any photos of the village Keith? I've never been able to find one of what it would have looked like.
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Very unlikely.
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Photography would have been in it's very infancy in 1840's so hardly any photos....
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I have some pictures from expeditions around that time, but etchings. Sadly none feature Kaya, just Fethiye. The documentation for Fethiye from the same publication as the one above tells of the port of Makri (as Fethiye was known then) as a wretched and hovel filled place, so unhealthy that nobody can live in it during the summer months!
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Apparently the castle above the town was purely for fortification. No one actually lived there...
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Yes and there was once a second, smaller theatre adjacent - long gone even by the 1850s.
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41,000th post alert. Luckily, these days I do get out more ;)
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First time we visited there was a small Museum in the middle of the village in a courtyard that had a bar with just beer and fruit juice for sale. There was just us, we had a drink and then the guy asked us would we like to see the museum. He took us up the stairs and then around each exhibit and told us the history of the village and Turkish/Greek situation at that time all in great detail. He spoke very good English and we were really engrossed in what he told us, a very interesting man. We often wonder is he still there.
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Think these give an idea what Macri\Makriv was like..
(http://s2.postimg.org/gy57w9elx/macri.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/gy57w9elx/)
(http://s2.postimg.org/9gw0h1p2t/macri2.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/9gw0h1p2t/)
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The fort was occupied during the Crusades and was part of a chain of beacons along the coast. Sovalye Island was named after the Knights or Chevaliers of St. John. There are the ruins of another couple of small outposts and beacons along the forest road between Fethiye and Kaya and on the headland behind Af Kule Monastery and also a number of sentry posts scattered along the trails.
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"Good wine & figs".
Shame that the Greeks took their expertise with them when they left.
Ian
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There is a lot of very good wine produced and consumed in Kaya. Generally, you'll only get to sample it if you live there or are a guest of someone "within the circle" ( daire içinde ). Figs are freely available thoughout the valley if you make the effort to search them out.
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KKOB When is the best time to go free-fig picking sir.?
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"free-fig picking"
Try saying that after a few Efes!
Ian
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The best figs are available from mid-september and, provided the locals haven't harvested them already, you'll find them in the river valley between Hiroshima and Kaya and also on the headland surounding Af Kule. There are also 3 or 4 on the old greek road between Kaya and Fethiye.
While you're out searching for figs also keep an eye out for carob or locust bean trees. Even if you're not keen on them, they're a great free, non-toxic treat for dogs.
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We have several fig trees in our garden - both green and black. We love them but last year there were so many, we couldn't possibly eat them all ourselves.
If they crop to the same level this year, we'll definitely have plenty to spare for any CBF-ers who would like some....