Balat Travel Guide

 Diana75 Says:  The extant walls and the tower standing on the cavea of the theatre, are the walls for the citadel built during the Byzantine period. The citadel walls have been fortified with turrets and towers. The citadel has two gates, one on the east and the other on the west. 

 Diana75 Says:  The caravanserai is located on the south-eastern part of the theatre and was built in the 15th century. The two-storey caravanserai includes a courtyard and rooms for lodging. The lower floor of the building was used as stables, and the upper floor to lodge travellers. 

 Diana75 Says:  The Sacred gate is standing in the central part of the walls surrounding the south of Miletus. Here was the place where the Sacred Road leading to the Apollo Temple in Didyma started, that's why this name was given to the gate. The gate, which is 5 meter wide with strong... 

 Diana75 Says:  The Theatre, erected on the south-west slopes of the hill of Kaletepe is the best preserved building of Miletus. It was built in the 4th century BC but suffered different modification during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. If during the Hellenistic period the... 

 Diana75 Says:  Miletus suffered of different modification during the centuries that's why the city presents wall remains which differ widely in construction and location. The remains from the earliest walls lie under the foundations of the Athena Temple and date from the years 1600-1400... 

 Diana75 Says:  Miletus is located near the village of Balat, in the present district of Soke.The city was founded on a peninsula that was approximately 2.5 km long. The plan of the city was designed by Hippodamus of Miletus, architect and town planner, which applied to his home city the...