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WulfstanTraveller Says: The ruins of the ancient city of Aphrodisias are substantial and extensive. Among other things, they include one of the best preserved, if not the best preserved, Roman circus/race track anywhere.
cbeaujean Says: one of the more original buildings in the whole site!destroyed by an earthquake (4th cent.AC),fully rebuilt,with original stones and ornamentation found on the spot.
the most well preserved stadium thru turkey!
cbeaujean Says: 22 rows of seats;30000 persons;track 262m length,59m wide.vaulted corridors to the track well preserved!
aphrodisias temple,main sanctuary
cbeaujean Says: built 1st cent.BC;changed into church by byzantine 4th cent.AC.originally 40 columns,nowadays only 14!
odeon or council house,a marble wonder!
cbeaujean Says: charming small building,1000 seats,jolly well preserved.its size gives it a certain intimacy,making a special attractiveness.
cbeaujean Says: typical building of ancient roman cities,with bathrooms and swimming pool
opposite the theater,a huge square
cbeaujean Says: in the center,a circular basin making easy the traffic of spectators during performances.at the bottom,marble columns belong to a thermal building.
follow the guide! first of all,the theater!
cbeaujean Says: visit of site follows an itinerary arrowed :it's rather difficult to deviate from the area where excavations go on.so,the first site you meet is the theater.(1st cent.BC)covered with buildings,recently excavated.10000 seats.
aphrodisias hotel: cheaper than most of pamukkale hotels
cbeaujean Says: 27 rooms with bath room,in the middle of an orchard.restaurant with terrace and shadow.possibility of free camping (in a small farmyard) if you eat in restaurant!only half boardfrench spoken
basakkara Says: Don't go hungry to the antic city. Cause there is just a little small cafe near the museum. Offering cold and hot drinks, toast etc.
basakkara Says: You may find a detailed information on history of Aphrodisias on Geyre Foundation's web page. http://www.geyrevakfi.org/index_en.htm
a city with a famous sculpture college
cbeaujean Says: because of proximity of first class marble quarries,stood in aphrodisias a sculpture college famous through all the roman empire.it's the reason why decoration of the buildings is particularly well finished.aphrodisias became as a permanent exhibition of the sculptors...
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27 rooms with bath room,in the middle of an orchard.restaurant with terrace and shadow.possibility of free camping (in a small farmyard) if you eat in...
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aphrodisias,a jewel...superb archeologic find!
ancient city dedicated to the worship of APHRODITE ,goddess of LOVE, mother of all of us! GEYRE was built on afrodisias site! so,in 1959,modern geyre was moved,very near,to an other site... making......
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Geyre is a small village but it has one major site to visit, Afrodisias, the ruins of the ancient city of Aphrodisias. It is a major complex with, among other things, an outstanding, largely intact......
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The name of the city has the same root as "aphrodisiac". Both words derive from the Greek name for the goddess of love, Aphrodite. Aphrodisias was one of several ancient cities dedicated to the...
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APHRODISIAS, THE FASCINATING CITY OF APHRODITE
Aphrodisias enjoys both an unbelievable historical richness and a beautiful natural scenery where all green tones from poplar to olive trees are present. The city was famous not only as a philosophy...
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