City and Bay of Phaselis

Antiquity and modernity side by side
Rating 10110

18 may 2018Travel time: 29 april 2018
I rested at the Marti Myra hotel in April 2018. It is located in Tekirova, not far from the ancient city of Phaselis. I wanted to visit this city on my own. In a street travel agency I found out how to get there. They told me everything and helped me get on a regular regular bus that goes to Kemer. Along the way, he also stops at Phaselis. The fare is 3.5 lira. Entrance to the city costs 6 dollars. Then I went on my own. You walk through the forest thicket, surrounded by Mediterranean pines. Cars passed by on the road. It was a Sunday, so the locals also hurried to relax by the sea and see the ancient city. After 15 minutes of walking, the first historical ruins began to meet. A little more and before me opens a view of one of the bays of the ancient city. On the left, you can immediately see the Necropolis - the city of the dead. People rest on the shore, there are specially equipped parking lots, benches, garbage containers.
Walking along the coast, you come to the gates of Hadrian. These are arched structures. And on the right, a former lake overgrown with reeds. I went through Hadrian's Gate into the old city and in front of me was a complex of Roman baths. The ancients loved to take a steam bath. On the one hand, small baths, on the contrary, large ones. A wide street between them - the estuary leads to the agora, where the meetings of the townspeople were held. To the right is the big theatre. And another bay opens directly, where tourist boats moor. The information stand says that Alexander the Great once lived here for several months, who rested during his military campaign. I walked there for two hours and also drove back to the hotel. Was very satisfied.
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