It was beautiful in a sense that you get to see ruins and most of it is well preserved but it wasn’t too life changing. For me the highlight was the theater. But overall I don’t think it was too worth it because it was the same scenery everywhere you went and I think there’s other cities with better views. Although if this is the only place you’ll be visiting then I think it will be a good activity to do.

We took an all-day tour to Perge, the Aspendos Ancient theatre and a couple other sites this week. Quality time time with our small, diverse group (11) of people and our guide, Mamum was spent in each location. The history of these places and the visible excavations are amazing. Perge, and the Aspendos Ancient theatre are truly “must see” places for any history buff. A very special attribute of this tour was our guide. His extensive knowledge, attention to dialogue with the group, and delightful sense of humor enormously contributed to our experience. In addition, the lunch included with the tour was unexpectedly good! These tour lunches are usually low-budget buffet type arrangements but in this case individual orders were taken and the meals individually prepared. Very good!

Perge history dates back to the time of Alexander the Great. Also Apostle Paul has stopped in this area to preach. The Agora stood the test of time well. The fitted rocks on the cove domes were held up just by their weight. The colonnaded street columns have been refurbished with modern materials. The Roman Bath section has changing room, cold, warm and hot rooms. Some of the rooms have cubicles for wood fires to heat the water. Some rooms you can still see the original mosaic tiles. Written description about the architecture are on mounted placards.

Ruins at Perge, Turkey contain a huge ampitheatre that held over 12,000 people. These are photos of entrance gate, columns and roof line. Roman arches underpin the ampitheatre and stadium. There are also Roman baths on the site.

Great site with plenty to see. Fantastic stadium and amphitheatre. Got there on the bus from Side. Very straightforward, Change at Madgvat bus station. Cost 260 ly. Its about 20 min walk from the drop off point. Definitely recommended.

Wonderful to explore a full ancient city. The Mosaic tiles of Agamemnon were a standout. Incredible to see the bath house. Great hike up to see the whole city. Remarkable if you’re into ancient archeology. The Theatre is one of the best I’ve seen thus far with beautiful detail on the stage space. I recommend visiting the Antalya Museum to see the statues where they had removed them for safe keeping.

Perge is 15 km from Antalya so it is an easy trip to make from there. The Hellenistic city walls date from 3rd century BC and have three gates. The South Gate is the largest, having two towers three storeys high, one of which is under maintenance. Originally much of Perge was clad in marble. In some places the marble covering remains and in other places you can see the holes in the blocks where it was attached and has been removed. At Perge I was most impressed with the remains of the Roman baths. The monumental propylon entrance to baths still has the columns standing as are many of the walls inside the baths. The baths contain large rooms serving as the apodyterium, frigidarium, tepidarium and the caldarium. In some places the floors are missing and the underground water channels are revealed. In fact, water played an important part in Perge. There are six nymphaea that supplied water to the city and they fed a water channel that ran in the centre of the colonnaded Main Street with the remains of shops on either side. There is one next to the South Baths that is in good condition. The alcoves used to be adorned by statues which can now be seen in the Antalya Museum. Many of the pillars of the Agora marketplace square are still standing. We saw the stadium and were intrigued with their interesting construction where the seats are supported by half-domes that also provided entrance ways. We had two hours here and ran out of time and didn’t get to the Roman theatre which lies outside the walls near the stadium.

This is the most astonishing of ancient cities. We visited earlier this month and I am so glad we made the effort and arranged a private trip. Really you need 3 hours to wander round what must have been one of the most gorgeous ancient cities. It’s Main Street, which bears the scars of ancient chariot wheels and the remains of colonnaded walkways on both sides, is over half a mile in length. The ancient shops opened onto the colonnades on one side and the agora on the other, itself still standing. Down the middle a series of connected water troughs sported fountains and statues, while at the far end, beneath the town’s acropolis, the river god slumbers on in the sun on his nymphaeum. The river has long moved course away from the town. The town was famous for its sculptures, many of which can be marvelled at nearby in Antalya’s architectural museum. Unusually, the practice here was to make statues as portrait art. It is the nearest I have ever come to meeting ancient people as they really looked. In Perge ancient town itself, the stadium is its most famous ruin and all you will see if you take an organised tour to it and Aspendos, another ancient city nearby lying there under the sun with its mighty theatre. There are whole bath complexes and pre Greek city gates as well to see in Perge. Our visit there was the highlight of our holiday. Do not miss it! It costs €11 to enter at the moment. You can reach the site by public transport by taking a bus to Aksu or the tram from Antalya to Aksu and then taking a taxi or walking a couple of miles up the road to the site entrance. I recommend saving your feet for the city itself. You will need them, although the terrain here is mainly flat.

The vast Roman site of Perge is a must see attraction. Originally settled by the Hittites ~1500 BC, this wealthy city was abandoned in the 7th c. Saint Paul visited Perge in 46 AD & preached his 1st sermon here. For me, the highlight of this site is the stadium where chariots races were held. Visit the Museum to see the gorgeous statutes and tile floors from this ancient city.

Short walk from the tram station but definitely worth the walk. You can easily spend 2 hours here as the main city has long roads, a stadium and an amphitheatre which just off the main town. Most parts are signposted and have descriptive boards. All is very impressive especially the stadium and amphitheatre that both held up to 12000 people. A must if in Antalya