Stone Village Turkey Fethiye. Stock Photo

Kayaköy anciently known in Greek as Karmilissos (Ancient Greek: Καρμυλησσός) shortened to Lebessos (Ancient Greek: Λεβέσσος) and pronounced in Modern Greek as Livissi (Greek: Λειβίσσι) is presently a village 8 km south of Fethiye in southwestern Turkey in the old Lycia province. From Ancient Greek the town name shifted to Koine Greek by the Roman period evolved into Byzantine Greek in the Middle Ages and finally became the Modern Greek name still used by its townspeople before their final evacuation in 1923.