Didyma -Miletus - Priene-Doganbey Village

Tour Programme

1- Meeting with your Professional tour guide at the Port of Kusadasi.

Your tour guide will be holding a board your name written on it.

2- After a short walk through the shops in modern looking Kusadasi Harbour, Departing with our private van to Didyma direction.

3- After Driving around 28 miles to south of Kusadasi Port, you will be arriving at the   Temple of Apollon,

4- Visiting the Temple for about 1/2  hours of duration and taking your way to Miletus which is only about 20 min. drive from the Temple

5- After visiting the Miletus Ancient City driving to Doganbey Village to have lunch at a local fish house.

6- After the lunch visit to Old Doganbey(Domatia Village) and Priene Ancient cities and drive back to Kusadasi Port

Included Services

1-Private Transportation with 2008-2009 Model Air Conditioned Vehicles.

2- Professional Licensed -Experienced- Tour Guide

3-Entrance Fees

4-Parking Fees

5- 7  hours of Duration

Excluded Services

1- Beverages

2- Tips

Cautions

1- Priene Ancient City has a very steep entrance walk way. It is not recommended for the guest who have respiration problems, asthma and bronchitis.

2- Appropirate Rubber ground shoes, trainers are recommended.

3- Sunscreens and umbrellas are reccommended starting with May untill the end of October.

HISTORICAL NOTES

Priene An important episcopal see in the Byzantine era, the ancient city Priene north of Miletus was given a very geometric design of intersecting right angles. The most important structure in the city is the Temple of Athena on top of the hill. In addition, northeast of the city is a 5000 person theater constructed in the Hellenistic era which is definitely worth seeing.

Miletus Located north of Didim, Miletus was a coastal city with 4 ports and one of the most important Ionian settlements. Its golden age was the 7th and 6th centuries BC. During this period thinkers in Miletus were putting down what would become the foundation of Western science and culture. The 5300 person theater built in the Hellenistic era was later added on to by the Romans and had a final seating capacity of 15,000.

Didyma Near the town of Didim, it was the center of prophetic oracles in antiquity. The Temple of Apollon in Didim was planned as a dipteros (having two rows of columns) but was never finished.