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Perge is the closest
significant Roman ruin
to Antalya,
and well worth a visit.
You
can make a day of ruin-hopping by
combining it with visits to the great
theater at Aspendos, the
mountain erie of Termessos, or the
seaside Hellenistic city (and now beach
resort) of Side (map),
or to the pleasant cool waterfall parks
at Düden and Kurşunlu.
The Great Theater and
the Stadium of Perge
(PEHR-geh) are its most impressive
and intact buildings, but the remnants
of its massive Hellenistic-Roman gate-towers are
most photographed because they're so
unusual. (As of late 2011, the gate
towers were under restoration, and
enveloped in scaffolding.)
Through the gates are remnants of
a fine colonnaded street—not
as fine as the Arcadian Way at Ephesus,
but still quite impressive. The southern
baths and the agora are
worth exploring. The acropolis,
on a nearby hilltop, has few extant
buildings but a fine overall panorama of
the ruins.
With Antalya or Side as
your base, car or guided
tour are the easiest ways
to visit Perge. By public transport,
take a minibus from
Antalya's Otogar (bus
terminal) to
the town of Aksu on
the coastal highway, then hitch,
hike or taxi 2
km (1.2 miles, a 20-minute walk) north
to Perge.
Speaking of hiking,
Perge is a starting-point for
the St
Paul Trail leading north
up to the Anatolian plateau. (An alternate
starting-point is Aspendos.)
Distances & Travel Times
Antalya: 17
km (10.5 miles) NE, 20 minutes
Aspendos: 34
km (21 miles) E, 35 minutes
Side: 52
km (32 miles) E, 50 minutes
Termessos: 47
km (29 miles) W, 1 hour
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Above, the
gigantic ruined towers of
the Hellenistic-Roman city
gate—before the scaffolding.
Below, the
city's Roman stadium,
with the acropolis in
the background.
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