We are traveling to a site that you are going to feel as you will travel in time. The name of this site is Iconium and every ancient era civilizations (even later) left some traces in the region. Let’s travel in time and have a tour in Iconium ; Firstly we are in early ages…
Amyzon; A Carian military patrol
Amyzon ancient site is one of the sites that has outstanding features. This site is located in Aydın province. Amyzon had some outstanding features in history. Amyzon was a Carian military patrol. It was built in IIIth century BC. There were important political events such as treaties. There used to be Apollo and Artemis temples…
Hamaxia; the source of cedar trees
Hamaxia ancient site is located nearby Alanya county of Antalya province. It is one of the sites that had less importance rather than others. This is Hamaxia; Hamaxia was constructed on a field that was full of cedar trees. Those trees were materials of vessels in that age. Famous geographer Strabon visited this site and…
Sillyon: A site of malaria spring
Sillyon ancient site is one of the glorious sites of Antalya province. As a similar to others, Sillyon had various facilities such as theater and baths. The difference of this site is its lifetime. The physical proofs show us that there had been settlement till Ottoman period. This is the story; Sillyon was constructed before…
Isaurapolis; A forgotten legacy of Central Anatolia
As we always state, Turkey has a lot of historical legacies from the past. Some of them are famous and some of them are forgotten or some of them can be unknown. Isaurapolis or Zengibar Castle is the one that is forgotten or not known very well. It is located in Central Anatolia ( Konya…
Tlos: Homeland of Pegasus
Tlos ancient site is another site of Lycian state. It had a glorious scenery including stadium and rock tombs. This is the story; Tlos was one of the earliest settlement area of Lycia. It was dated back to 14th century BC. Hittites and Lycians recorded this site’s acropolis that was very impressive in various names.…
Limyra: the capital of Lycia
Limyra ancient site isn’t an ordinary site because Limyra was the capital of Lycia. This is the story; Limyra was constructed in 5th century BC. It became the capital of Lycian state. It was also a developed city. Theater and monuments were important buildings of the site. Limyra had an important visitor; son of Caesar,…
Köprülü Canyon; A natural beauty in Turkey
What about going to a beautiful landscape? Let’s go to Köprülü Canyon that is located in Kemer county of Antalya province. It is one of the beautiful national parks in Turkey. It is also a national park where nature and history unite. Selge ancient site is also in border of Köprülü Canyon. The historical background…
Astra ; A forgotten site of ceramics
Some of the ancient sites are forgotten in this landscape unfortunately. But it doesn’t mean that they are ordinary sites. Every settlement area had their own features like today. All of them are parts of a puzzle named history. Astra ancient site is one of them. It is located between Central Anatolia (Konya province) and…
Magydos; A missing site of Mediterranean region
As we mentioned that Mediterranean region has a lot of special ancient sites. Unfortunately some of them are missing. We lose them because of urbanization. Magydos ancient site is one of them. It is the ancient site that is located in border of Antalya province. It is thought that it is dated back to 4th…