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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 Aspendos, Termessos and
perhaps even Side (map).
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.
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 Dogu Garaj (doh-OO
garazh, Eastern Garage) to the town
of Aksu on the Antalya-Side
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. (The other
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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