Itinerary

Around 08:00 you will be picked up from your hotel or Izmir airport and drive to south Aegean region and after arrival we will explore these magnificent 3 ancient cities.

we can either transfer you back to your hotel or drop you off at the Down town
18:00 Approx.. time for the tour ending.

Sites you’ll see today
* Didyma was not an ancient city, but rather a sacred place of pagan worship. It's fame rests in it's Temple of Apollo that was built in the 7th-8th century BC, although the works seen today are from the 4th century efforts of Alexander the Great. The Diymaion Temple was the 3rd largest temple in the ancient world. Soothsaying and prophecies were told here by an elite group of priests for 1400 years until Christianity became the state religion of the Byzantines and ended pagan practices.

* Miletus was an important commercial and governmental center from 700 BC until 700 AD. Although today this ancient city is surrounded by farm land, when it was at it's peak the Aegean Sea rose to it's city walls. You can still see where the harbor once brought goods to and fro. The most memorable part of visiting Miletus is to sit in one of the 15,000 seats of it's ancient theatre, and then wander the passageways that connect the sections of the theatre. Miletos was known as a city of philosophers who were at the forefront of scientific inquiry.

* Priene is found in a dramatic setting high up in the mountains, overlooking the farmland way below. It dates back to 300 BC when it was one of the League of Ionian Cities. It's ancient population was 5,000 and had a well planned grid system design for its streets. In early days it had a port but by the Roman period the nearby Maiandros River silted up the land into a swamp. The swamp created perfect conditions for mosquitoes and as a result malaria struck in epidemic proportions. By 1400 the city was completely abandoned. Today there is no swamp, but a lot of fertile farmland.

Price 50 Euro per person

Includes
* Entrance fees to the ancient sites & museums
* Pick up and drop off to the hotel
* Professional English speaking tour guides
* Lunch

Excludes
* Drinks with the hotels
* Transfers to your next destination ( en of the tour for transfers back to Izmir is no cost )

( After the tour we can also provide transfer to Kusadasi, Pamukkale, Fethiye, Antalya, Cappadocia or any other places you desire to go )