Izmir Shore Excursions to Ancient Pergamon

When you meet your guide in Izmir, you will be taken to Bergama, which has played a role in many important events in the past, is a district of İzmir. Located in the slopes of Pergamon Ancient City which located in the UNESCO World Heritage List in Bakırçay Basin, Bergama is located between Kozak Plateau and Edremit Gulf.

In the Pergamon, you will discover the ruins of the citadel and city walls, the Zeus Altar which is famous all over the world, and the Royal Palace that you will admire.

At the Pergamon Ancient City, has many temples inside, you will visit the Trajan Temple, ruins of Athena and Demeter, also Dionysus Temple. The magnificent theater and temple ruins seen in the Acropolis, such as the beautiful columns, admire the viewers.

Then, you will be transferred to Bergama, where you can eat delicious food for lunch. After lunch, the tour will continue through the Asklepion, one of the most important health centers of antiquity, also regarded as a medical school of the time and the first psychiatric hospital in the world. The radioactive properties of today’s discovered healing waters have been used for centuries by humans for health purposes.

You will also get a chance to see the private demonstration of the traditional carpet making process, from dying to spinning to weaving.

At the end of the tour, you will be transferred to Izmir and your cruise ship.