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Great Place for Ancient Ruins
Willettsworld Says: The biggest structure in the town is the Kizil Avlu (Red Basilica), a temple built of red brick in the 2nd century AD and dedicated to the gods of Egypt. The two pools in the temple with towers indicate ritual cleansing rites and a religious background that was neither Greek...
Archaeology Museum - Ethnography
Willettsworld Says: The Archaeology Museum not only has exhibits from Pergamon but also an ethnography section which displays local costumes, a loom, some recreated cultural scenes, textiles, embroidery, swords and weapons, carpets and everyday items.Open: 8am-12pm & 1-5pm. Admission: TL5.
Willettsworld Says: This excellent museum is located right in the middle of town and exhibits a fine selection of finds from Pergamon which include a large number of statues that date from the 4th century BC that formed part of the so-called "Pergamon School". Other exhibits include stone...
Willettsworld Says: As well as the theatre, this temple is one of the most famous and picturesque sights that still remains at Pergamon. Construction started during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117 AD) and was completed during the reign of Emperor Hadrian (117-138 AD) and has since been...
Willettsworld Says: If you not into heights then it's probably best not to look down over the vertigo-inducing theatre which takes advantage of the naturally steep hill to offer its citizens a wonderful view whilst watching a play or listening to music. It was built around 180 BC, could...
Willettsworld Says: Located on top of a hill just above modern day Bergama, the views from the top from the Acropolis (meaning High City) are pretty spectacular. Try and take them in during the morning when the sun is shining from behind the hill.
Willettsworld Says: After entering through the City Walls, you come to a large flat area which used to be the Temple of Athena. The temple was dedicated to the city-goddess Athena and to Zeus and was the oldest temple known in Pergamon having been built in the 4th century BC. It was surrounded...
Willettsworld Says: All that remains of the spectacular Altar of Zeus is the base as the main Altar now sits in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin after being carted off there by German archaeologists in the 19th century. It was built during the reign of Eumenes II in the first half of the second...
Willettsworld Says: After buying your entrance ticket, the first thing you'll come to are the main citadel walls. The peak of the hill was first fortified in the 4th or 5th century BC and these were enlarged by Philetairos (282-263 BC). The greatest expansion of the city occurred under Eumenes...
Willettsworld Says: Located on top of a hill just above modern day Bergama, Pergamon was one of the most spectacular cities in the Greek ancient world. The settlement became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 281–133 BC. At the...
Asclepion - Temple of Telesphorus
Willettsworld Says: This large temple lies beside the Temple of Asclepius and is dedicated to another god of medicine. Patients used to sleep here in the hope that Telesphorus would send a cure or diagnosis in a dream. Incidentally, Telesphorus had 2 daughters, Hygeia and Panacea... both with...
Asclepion - Temple of Asclepius
Willettsworld Says: This domed temple with its exceptionally thick 3m walls was built in 150 AD, with donations made to the god of health. The interior was decorated with colourful marble mosaics, and surrounded by galleries on three sides.
Willettsworld Says: Asclepion translates as 'place of Asclepius', the son of Apollo and the god of healing and health, and was an important health centre in Greco-Roman times. Among the types of therapy practiced here were mud baths, sports, theatre, psychotherapy and use of medicinal waters....
1 Review and 14 Opinions Our first two choices of hotels were full and this one really didn't look any worse than the other...
Zikkim: Not many sit-down places in Bergama
Willettsworld Says: This is one of a few places that all lie together opposite the Archaeology Museum. They all have shady tables under trees outside and seem to offer, pretty much, the same menu. The here, here, wasn't great - cheap, yes, put plentiful, it wasn't. I had walked all the way from...
Ticaret Odasi: Food with view by the chamber of commerce
dutchboycalledjan Says: This restaurant is run by the Bergama Chamber of Commerce (Ticaret Odasi) and is right above the Ulu Mosque. It is not near the other tourist restaurants, but it offers fresh, traditional dishes. And what is more: great view **** on the town as well as on the Acropolis . The...
Metro Bus to Bergama from Istanbul
June.b Says: Metro Turizm bus travels to Bergama direct from the main Otogar station. The good thing is - Metro bus goes direct to Bergama city centre. It will first pass by the main terminal in Bergama which is about 7 kilometers from the city centre, but the driver or the bus steward...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Bergama is situated 110 km to the north from Izmir. You can get to Bergama from Izmir by bus (1,5 hours in a way). Unfortunately, as I could learn from a guide-book, neither buses, nor dolmushes go to the Acropolis so you can reach the sight by walk or rent a car. It’s...
Paying to park a car near Asklepieion
dutchboycalledjan Says: There was no sign stating that the parking place near the Asklepeion is guarded and/or paid. On recovering the car I had an argument with a man who cane running to me claiming I owned him 3 TL for parking. I asked him why he came now, after I had parked, said their was no...
Willettsworld Says: If you walk to the southern side of the Red Basilica and then along the river, you'll come to a couple of ruined buildings and a stone-arched bridge (see next tip). The buildings used to be the town’s tanneries - used to dye leather.
Willettsworld Says: Located in the west of town, nothing remains of the towns Roman Theatre except the shape of the hill. The capacity of the theatre is thought to have been 30,000 people. Nearby is an amphitheatre but nothing remains of this either.
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