Priene Miletos Didyma (PMD) Tour From Kusadasi Port / Hotels
Overview
Historical treasures await in the ancient cities of Priene and Miletus, showcasing remarkable sites from the Ionian League and ancient Anatolia. The tour typically starts with a pick-up from your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk and a drive to Priene, located about an hour away.
- 🏛️ Visit the well-preserved theater, temples, and bouleterion (council house) in Priene.
- 🎭 Explore Miletus, home to an impressive theater, the agora, the Nymphaeum, and the Bath-Gymnasium complex.
- 🏺 Discover artifacts at the Miletus Museum that were uncovered during excavations.
- 🕌 The highlight of Didyma is the Temple of Apollo, one of the largest temples in the ancient world.
- 🛍️ Stores to visit include Carpet Village and Leather Factory.
After the tour is complete, you'll be driven back to your hotel in Kusadasi or Selcuk.
Pickup included
- Professional Tour Guide
- Insurance
- Lunch
- Pick Up & Drop Off
- A/C Mercedes Sprinter
- Entrance Fees
- Driver & Guide Tips
- Personal Expenses
- Drinks
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DidimDidyma – In antiquity, Didyma was connected to Miletos by a sacred road. We visit the ruins of the Temple of Apollo, one of the largest temples from the Helenistic Period. Despite extensive construction, the temple was never fully completed.
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Milet Antik KentiMiletos – These ancient ruins lie on a hill near the Aegean Sea. You can explore the ancient theater, built circa 4th century BC. The theater could accommodate over 15,000 spectators. Then, we visit the well-preserved Bath of Faustina, named after the wife of Marcus Aurelius, who ordered their construction.
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Priene Antik KentiAfter breakfast, we reach to Priene. Priene, sets dramatically at the foot of a sheer mountain wall. Priene overlooks the aptly named Meander River. This 2500 years old Ionian city was among the first to be planned with a grid system of streets.