Depart
from your hotel to visit Perge. An important city of
ancient Pamphylian, Perge was originally settled by
the Hittites around 1500 BC. St. Paul preached some of
his first sermons here. The theater stage has finely
carved marble reliefs; other carvings from around the
city are displayed in the stadium. The site
possesses a Roman Bath, colonnaded main street, Agora,
Stadium and Aqueduct. What makes Perge so impressive
today is the excellent state of preservation of these
structures.
Proceed to Aspendos one of the best preserved theatres
in the world with seating for 15,000. Still used
today, the theater galleries, stage decorations and
acoustics all testify to the architects success.
Nearby stand the remains of a basilica, agora and one
of the largest aqueducts in Anatolia. It is commonly
believed that Aspendos was founded by colonist
from Argos. Side, our last stop, is today, both a
pretty resort town with two fine sandy beaches and a
number of small shops along an ancient street as well
as a fine archaeological site with an ancient Theatre,
Agora, ancient Harbor and Archaeological Museum. |