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Ancient Cities

Arycanda Ancient City

The word Arycanda means the ‘place next to the high rock’ is the name of this settlement, which is one of the oldest one of…

  • Antalya Vacation Guide
Arycanda Ancient City

Labraunda archaeological site, Milas

Labraunda is an ancient archaeological site five kilometers west of Ortaköy, Muğla Province, Turkey, in the mountains near the coast of Caria.

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Labraunda archaeological site, Milas

Troy, Çanakkale

Troy or Ilion was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in present-day Turkey, 30 kilometres south-west of Çanakkale and about 6 kilometres miles east of…

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Troy, Çanakkale

Smyrna Ancient City, İzmir

During the 4th century B.C, Anatolia had been under invasion of the Persians. Phillipos the second becoming an important power by bringing together the clans…

  • İzmir Vacation Guide
Smyrna Ancient City, İzmir

Perge Ancient City

Perge, which is the closest to the Antalya city center, ancient city is one of the Turkey’s cultural treasures.

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Perge Ancient City

Pergamon Ancient City

Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Mysia.

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Pergamon Ancient City

Pergamon Acropolis Ancient City, İzmir

Pergamon, which was added to the World Cultural Heritage list in 2014, has been subjected to invasions and destructions throughout its history, but is one…

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Pergamon Acropolis Ancient City, İzmir

Likya Way

Lycia was a state or nationality that flourished in Anatolia from 15–14th centuries BC (as Lukka) to 546 BC. It bordered the Mediterranean Sea in…

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Likya Way

Letoon Archaeological Site, Muğla

The Letoon, sometimes Latinized as Letoum, was a sanctuary of Leto located 4km south of the ancient city of Xanthos to which it was closely…

  • Fethiye City Guide
Letoon Archaeological Site, Muğla

Laodicea on the Lycus, Denizli

Laodicea on the Lycus was an ancient city in Asia Minor, now Turkey, on the river Lycus (Çürüksu).

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Laodicea on the Lycus, Denizli

Kaunos Ancient City, Muğla

Kaunos was a city of ancient Caria and in Anatolia, a few kilometres west of the modern town of Dalyan, Muğla Province, Turkey.

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Kaunos Ancient City, Muğla

Çatalhöyük Neolithic City

The UNESCO World Heritage site of Çatalhöyük, 41 kilometers southeast of the city of Konya, is one of the world's oldest Neolithic sites.

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Çatalhöyük Neolithic City

Hierapolis, Denizli

Hierapolis was originally a Phrygian cult centre of the Anatolian mother goddess of Cybele and later a Greek city.

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Hierapolis, Denizli

Guide to the Ancient City of Phaselis

It is thought that Phaselis, located on a small peninsula extending to the Mediterranean Sea, was established as a port city in the 7th century…

  • Antalya Vacation Guide
Guide to the Ancient City of Phaselis

Guide to the Ancient City of Patara

Patara is an ancient city located on the west coast of Lycia, today the town of Kalkan in Antalya. It was once a leading city…

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Guide to the Ancient City of Patara

Guide to the Ancient City of Myra

The ancient city of Myra is an important one. It's located in the Demre district of Antalya. The name Myra means The Place of the…

  • Antalya Vacation Guide
Guide to the Ancient City of Myra

Explore the Ancient City of Xanthos

Xanthos is the place where the spirit of the Lycians’ freedom is the most intensely felt. The people who kept their freedom above all else…

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Explore the Ancient City of Xanthos

Explore Aspendos

Phaselis or Faselis was a Greek and Roman city on the coast of ancient Lycia. Its ruins are located north of the modern town Tekirova…

  • Antalya Vacation Guide
Explore Aspendos

Ephesus, Selçuk / İzmir

Ephesus is a large archaeological site in Aegean Turkey and one of Turkey's major tourist attractions.

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Ephesus, Selçuk / İzmir