Best places: Historic sites in Manisa, Turkey

Reconstructed ancient city dating back to the 3rd century BC with excavations still taking place.

👍👍 One of the best places I've ever been. It is a little bit out of the way for most travelers, but this is easily one of the best ancient sites in the country to visit and it is underrated. I consider it a hidden gem. The stadium is massive and gorgeous and in great condition considering its age, the...

Remains of an ancient city dating to the early Iron Age, with a marketplace, theater & temples.

👍👍 İzmir'e gezi için geldiyseniz mutlaka gorulmesi gereken bir yer. Kuşların cıvıltıları ve manzara ile fotoğraf çekilmeden gitmemelisiniz. 😍😍

Fragmentary remains of a massive Greek temple to Apollo, once the site of an important oracle.

👍👍 Tombs of the Kings 🤴⚰️🥀💀 Absolutely phenomenal set of ruins overlooking a small river as it runs out into the Aegean Sea 🤩🤩🤩 A good Turkish friend of mine I met in Antalya back in November told me about these ruins... He is a tour guide for Turkey and knows his country like the back of his h...

👍👍 Very beautiful and very important archeological site that was once one of the first Asclepeions ever and one of the most important as well, which were the first form of modern-day hospitals. I highly recommend visiting it if you’re in Izmir or its surroundings. (Pics are from July 2021)

👍 The huge ancient archaeological site kind of hidden just behind the town of Gulpinar. I wander how many people visit this site in a year. Because I am sure it deserves much more attention as a part of the ancient cities of Troas. One thing disturbed me just at the entrance of this enormous excavatio...

Ancient Greek temple complex featuring soaring columns, intricate stone carvings & a theater.

👍 Very interesting location. Makes you really appreciate the history of the Helenic world. If you're near kusadasi / Ephesus, definitely check it out. There is a very heavy archeology operation at the location, so if you're interested in the unearth process of the ruins, it's a hot spot.

Silk clothing, jewelry, food vendors & local delicacies draw crowds to this longtime marketplace.

Ruins of a Roman-era temple used to worship of Egyptian gods, with soaring brick walls & rotundas.

Landmark site of the ancient city of Troy, featuring scattered stone ruins & a Trojan horse replica.

👍👍 A really good place to see the ruins of old city. Government maintained it really well and you will even find security on the site. The view from top of it is really beautiful, you can see whole bodrum from there. It's not so far from the old castle, you can walk easily here.

🫤 The bridge itself is very pretty and an interesting historical monument, but the tourist circus around it ruins it, as with any place like this in Turkey. Picnic area, shop, cafe concrete pavements and walkways everywhere, a hydro plant, and of course the whole place is strewn and clogged with litte...

👍👍 Much more to see than I had expected - and on a very large site too. The archeologists seem to be fairly active, both in excavating and restoring. Plan a minimum of half a day. There are toilets at the entrance, and also squat type ones close to the 'water distribution terminal II'. The audio gu...

Excavated 4th-century city with remaining courtyards, gates, porticoes, streets & temples.

👍👍 The clock tower located in the central square of Bursa