Kusadasi Trip Overview
A guided cultural tour of Acropolis and Asclepion of ancient Pergamum with a private guide and van.
Important notice: Tour service starts in between 8:00 and 10:00am and finishes between 19:00 or 20:00.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Kusadasi, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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A guided cultural tour of Acropolis and Asclepion of ancient Pergamum with a private guide and van.
Important notice: Tour service starts in between 8:00 and 10:00am and finishes between 19:00 or 20:00.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Ruins of Pergamum, 8 km (5 mi) from Bergama, Bergama Turkey
Pergamon Acropolis The area that includes the sacred areas of the Bergama state and the royal palaces, theatre, Zeus altar, Athena temple, Trajan and Hadrian temple, city settlement area, Demeter holy area, Gymnasiums, upper and lower agora is known as the Acropolis. The Bergama Zeus Altar, a monumental and religious building built by the Attalos Dynasty, which ruled the Kingdom of Pergamon, is among the most important works of art history, with the marble-covered frescoes on it. The work, which was brought to Prussia in the 1870s, is now exhibited at the Berlin Pergamon Museum.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Pergamon Antik Kenti, Bergama Turkey
The Asclepion sanctuary, on the other hand, is an open space with stoas inside and various buildings on the east side, including a library, a promenade, a theatre, water and mud baths, a sleeping room and a tunnel. The snake figure on the marble column located in the entrance square of Asclepion is the symbol of pharmacy today. In Asclepion, different treatment methods were used. In Asklepion, where studies such as treatment with water sound and dream analysis with suggestion method were carried out, patients with psychological problems were treated with water sound in tunnels.
Duration: 1 hour
