Pergamon and Asklepion full day private guided tour
Bergama, Izmir
Book online or call: +44 0800 015 4961
Duration:
8 h
Activity Level:
Moderate
Experience:
Unesco, Historical
Language:
English
Photo permit included
Tour by public transport
Canal Boat tour included
Train tickets included
Suitable for little children
Wheelchair accessible tour
Museum ticket included
Light snack included
Lunch included
Transportation included
Walking Tour
Overview
If you are fond of history and archaeology this tour will fit in all your interests. The Acropolis and the Asklepion of ancient Pergamum, both listed among the top 100 historical sites on the Mediterranean. The Asklepion was the world’s first medical center, using groundbreaking techniques in healing such as bathing, dieting, exercise, and dream therapy. Our local guide will be happy to show you this unique place and to tell you its story.
What's included
- Professional licensed guide
- Pick-up and drop-off
- Transportation in a private vehicle
- Entrance tickets
- All fees and taxes
- Food and drinks
Highlights
Bergama
Bergama is a populous district, as well as the center city of the same district, in İzmir Province in western Turkey. By excluding İzmir's metropolitan area, it is one of the prominent districts of the province in terms of population and is largely urbanized at the rate of 53.6%.
Izmir
İzmir is often spelled Izmir in English, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the second-largest urban agglomeration on the Aegean Sea after Athens, Greece.
Pergamon
Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Mysia. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey
Pergamum Acropolis Area
The ancient site of Pergamum should win an award for its stunning location alone. Rolling across the hillside, five kilometers from the modern town of Bergama (there is a cable car if you have no car and don't fancy the steep ascent), the Acropolis area was once the beating heart of a powerful Hellenistic city.
Pergamum Asclepion Area
This ancient spa is a two-kilometer uphill hike from the modern town of Bergama. During the 2nd century AD, it thrived as a major healing center, with mud bath treatments and the use of herbal remedies, and many of its remaining buildings date from its Roman-era glory days rather than the earlier Hellenistic period.
Red Basilica
This massive red-brick ruin was originally built by Hadrian (AD 117-138) as a temple dedicated to the gods Serapis and Isis. Later, in the Byzantine era, it was converted into a church and dedicated to the Apostle John, who had earlier called this grandiose pagan temple the throne of the devil.
Itinerary
08:00
Your guide will meet you in your hotel or on your cruise ship.
You will drive approximately 1,5 hours by private car.
Your first stop will be Pergamon Acropolis.
You will have about one hour to have lunch.
After that, you will visit Acropolis.
In the end, your driver will take you back.
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