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.
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…
Some places are worth traveling across the world to see, and the white terraces of Pamukkale are among them.
Most travelers come to Pamukkale for the white terraces and discover the ancient city of Hierapolis almost by accident, standing on the plateau above the travertines.
Deep in the Aydin countryside, far from the Aegean coast’s biggest tour routes, lies Aphrodisias, a city that worshipped Aphrodite and spent centuries carving her beauty into marble.
Every traveler to Turkey knows Ephesus, and far fewer know Pergamon, which is precisely why it deserves a place on your list.
Most travelers come to Turkey for its great standing cities, and Troy is none of those: it is a mound of rubble in a field near the Dardanelles, nine cities stacked on top of each other.
Every country has one site that sums it up, and for Turkey that site is Ephesus.
Every country has its must-see ruins, but few ruins anywhere in the world do what the theatre of Aspendos does: they make the ancient world feel like yesterday.
Most travelers know the Turkey of Istanbul, Cappadocia, and the Aegean coast, and rightly so.
Most travelers come to Turkey for the Mediterranean coast, the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia, or the skyline of Istanbul, and all of them are right.
The Mevlana Museum of Konya — the tomb of the great mystic Rumi — is one of the most beloved monuments of Turkey, and one of the essential visits of the country.
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