Ephesus is probably the most impressive archeolo-gical site in Turkey. It must have been colonized by the Greeks not later than the tenth century B.C. although Lydians and Carians occupied the site earlier. The Greeks brought their own goddess, Artemis, with them to Ephesus. (The statues of […]
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Perga was an old city even in the first century. Its name (which is not Greek) indicates that its origin dates from pre-Greek times. Alexander the Great passed through it twice while the Pergaeans offered no resistance to him although it was a walled city with a […]
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Side (Greek: Σίδη is a city on the southern Mediterranean coast of Turkey, a resort town and one of the best-known classical sites in the country. It lies near Manavgat and the village of Selimiye, 75 km from Antalya) in the province of Antalya. It is located […]
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Miletus is an ancient city which seems to have been inhabited by settlers between the end of the Minoan (1600 B.C.) and the Mycenean (1200 B.C.) periods, it was an important port at the mouth of the Meander (Menderes) River, a natural outlet for Phrygian trade. That […]
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Ararat is located in eastern Turkey near the Russian and Iranian borders. As the crow flies, it is about 250 kilometers east of Erzurum, 130 kilometers southeast of Kars, and 160 kilometers north of Van. The main road between Turkey and Iran goes from Erzurum through Doğubayazıt […]
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The ruins of Patara consist of the large Hadrian granary, the city’s triumphal arch, a theater with a long inscription, a sixth or seventh century Christian basilica, Lycian and Roman tombs, the baths, and a temple to Apollo. One of the chief centers of the worship of […]
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Colossae Honaz (Honaz) is a town and a district of Denizli Province in the Aegean Region. It covers an area of 504 km2. Honaz is about 20 km east of the city of Denizli on the slopes of the mountain of the same name – Mount Honaz. […]
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The Titus Tunnel is a Roman engineering marvel. During the reign of Emperor Vespasian (69-79 AD), the Roman governors of Seleucia Pieria, the port city for Antioch ad Orontes, decided to divert a river. They put Roman legionnaires, sailors and prisoners to work cutting a channel along […]
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Doves are the symbol of peace and devotion to family in Islam, a symbol of the “Holy Spirit” in Christianity. In Cappadocia, dove-cotes, are hollowed out into the upper parts of almost all the valleys and Angels’Chimneys where martens and foxes could hardly climb and feast on […]
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The site of Charchemish (Jerablus) is located on the west bank of the Euphrates River, straddling the modern Turkey-Syria border. The site consists of a citadel, an inner town, and an outer town. The citadel and inner town lie in Turkey, and most of the outer town, […]
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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.
