Best Time to Visit Miletus to Avoid Crowds
Miletus is a quieter site than the great Aegean showpieces, but it still has its crowded hours.
Miletus Through the Centuries
Few cities in the ancient world lived as long or as fully as Miletus.
The Architecture of Miletus Explained
Miletus is a textbook of ancient architecture, a site where you can see the development of Greek and Roman building over nearly a thousand years.
Why Miletus Should Be on Your Turkey Bucket List
Every traveler to Turkey knows Ephesus, and every list of ancient cities starts with the same famous names. But Miletus, a short drive away, is the site that insiders visit and the one that rewards them most.
Visiting Miletus: Tickets, Hours, and Tips
Miletus is one of the most rewarding ancient sites on the Aegean coast of Turkey, and also one of the easiest to visit.
The Complete History of Miletus
Miletus was one of the most important cities of the ancient Greek world, a great port on the Aegean coast of Anatolia that founded colonies across the Mediterranean and Black Sea and produced the first…
Best Time to Visit Sardis to Avoid Crowds
Sardis is one of the quieter ancient sites of western Turkey, but quiet is a relative word.
Sardis Through the Centuries
Sardis is one of the oldest and most storied cities of Anatolia, and for a few centuries in the first millennium BC its name meant wealth to the entire ancient world.
The Architecture of Sardis Explained
Sardis was built on a site of extraordinary natural strength and beauty: a steep acropolis rock, a broad fertile valley, and a stream that carried gold.
Why Sardis Should Be on Your Turkey Bucket List
Most travelers to Turkey know Ephesus and Pergamon, but far fewer know Sardis, the city where King Croesus ruled, where money was invented, and where one of the most important synagogues of the ancient world…
Visiting Sardis: Tickets, Hours, and Tips
Sardis, the ancient capital of King Croesus, is one of Turkey’s great archaeological sites and also one of its most relaxed.
The Complete History of Sardis
Sardis was one of the great cities of the ancient world, the capital of the Lydian kingdom, the seat of the legendary King Croesus, and the place where money itself was invented.
