Selge Antik Kenti
Selge Antik Kenti
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Lanni
Gaziantep, Türkiye5,662 contributions
Apr 2022 • Friends
Not only theatre and stadium but there are acropolis, city gates, ruins of churches, agora ... which are hardly visited although they are just in short distance. We were in acropolis only with two women from local village and it was the best quiet moment we had in Selge.
We could also find pieces of potteries and ceramics around.
Careful when visited the theatre, many local ladies would swarm and persuade the visitors to buy handicrafts. Sadly they competed each other to sell as many as possible. Just say politely "no" (or "hayır" in Turkish) if you don't want to buy.
We could also find pieces of potteries and ceramics around.
Careful when visited the theatre, many local ladies would swarm and persuade the visitors to buy handicrafts. Sadly they competed each other to sell as many as possible. Just say politely "no" (or "hayır" in Turkish) if you don't want to buy.
Written 7 April 2022
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emma
World453 contributions
Nov 2020 • Friends
Hard long road to reach this ancient city. While it is high in the mountains, unfortunately there is not enough information on the road. But the views along the way was very beautiful and many things to see along the way such as koprulu canyon and adam kayalar.
Written 11 November 2020
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St. Albans, UK298 contributions
Dec 2013 • Couples
It is quite a way (further than a map suggests) but if you have a car, this really is worth it. The drive from the turn off into the Koprulu Canyon Park is stunning, across a Roman bridge (stop and view the area), up a road with countless stunning views and past many 'fairy chimneys'. One arrives at Selge/Zerk/Altinkaya to a very traditional village on this high plateau. No signs at all, but there are so many locals who will be quick to try and help. It seems the place is to park by the school (left hand fork in village along dirt track...or at least that's where we were pointed to). You can get much closer to the theatre, but you'll end up parking by someone's house / attempt at a cafe. The theatre is stunning - beautifully situated and genuinely untouched. There are no signs, no notices, no ticket offices, but locals will certainly act as guides if you want this. There are then many ruins on the surrounding hilltops - it's a bit of an adventure plotting a route - there is no real marked trail. But this was genuine joy - you felt you were exploring and it was great to come across the ruins (as well as pre-Roman columns that were now being used as stone walls etc.). The views from the top (where the temples are) must be seen to be truly appreciated - they are amazing. Having negotiated our way back down to the theatre we had some strange tea in a local's 'cafe' - 1TL. It wasn't a cafe at all, but more his attempt to serve tea from his farm shed! it was all a genuine joy and incredibly memorable. I cannot recommend the whole experience highly enough. And there's no charge either for the monuments!
Written 21 December 2013
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JpegG64
Ghent, Belgium163 contributions
Apr 2014 • Couples
the road to access is excellent, it is really nice the village stayed like last century, no road, some house or farm are very old. interesting to see that the actual people continue to walk on the roman road, but the bad point is that the people stayed at the same century too, nice but too pushy exhaust us and finally we decided to leave, by by.
Written 14 April 2014
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alessandro p
Bolzano, Italy44 contributions
Apr 2015 • Couples
After some kilometers on a minor road among the mountains with almost no signs you arrive to the scattered village of Selge. From there you can see all around a lot of pieces of stones which are the ruins of the antique Selge.
The site is fascinating and only if you have a lot of imagination, maybe you can try to understand what these lines of stones have been in the ancient past.
The only monument you can identify is the theatre, but only if you find your own way to it: there are neither marked paths nor plates or signs to tell you what you are staying in front of.
Therefore is absolutely necessary you find a guide that can explain to you what you are looking at (you can find someone that can help you as a guide in the villages that are located before the road crosses the roman bridge on the Köprülü canyon).
Luckly we met a young student that during the summer season is working as trekking guide in that area, who let us understand the atmosphere of the site and imagine how the ancient Selge could have been.
Therefore if you want to enjoy this site look for a guide or you have no chance to understand anything !
The site is fascinating and only if you have a lot of imagination, maybe you can try to understand what these lines of stones have been in the ancient past.
The only monument you can identify is the theatre, but only if you find your own way to it: there are neither marked paths nor plates or signs to tell you what you are staying in front of.
Therefore is absolutely necessary you find a guide that can explain to you what you are looking at (you can find someone that can help you as a guide in the villages that are located before the road crosses the roman bridge on the Köprülü canyon).
Luckly we met a young student that during the summer season is working as trekking guide in that area, who let us understand the atmosphere of the site and imagine how the ancient Selge could have been.
Therefore if you want to enjoy this site look for a guide or you have no chance to understand anything !
Written 6 May 2015
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Geoff T
Bursa, Türkiye159 contributions
Sept 2014 • Couples
While the theater is really the only ruins to see, the drive from the sea thru the mountains to the village is unexpectedly stunning. The fields, fairy chimneys, rock formations. There is a tea/gozleme house just as you enter Altikaya/Selge. A charming lady with an interesting life story made the best gozleme. It is a short distance to the ruins. A word of advice, you will be met by one or several women of the village wanting to take you to the theater. In exchange they want you to look at their handmade items. This is basically their income, so you can decide to indulge them or not. You do not, however, have to stop as they make it seem. The young mother we spoke with and purchased handmade wooden spoons from, also had an interesting story. They do speak some English and German. Well worth a visit to see a very remote, rural community.
Written 7 November 2014
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Josefine H
Rotterdam, The Netherlands92 contributions
July 2019 • Family
Why on earth would the Romans build an ancient city in the deep forest of the Taurus mountains? A huge amphitheater, stadium and other remains like a huge roman bridge are there. None are renovated. Free to enter and unprotected. Why does no archeologist team escavatte there? On the remnants of the stade, some houses of the local villagers have been built. The villagers are very poor and live of the few tourists that ome here by jeep, in favor of rafting or other outdoor sports. This is a gem with many many unanswered questions.
Written 30 July 2019
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usm54
Andijan, Uzbekistan5 contributions
May 2016 • Business
little boring you may think but it's not boring believe me guys. history is not something fun.selfy place
Written 17 May 2016
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Albia-Newton
Evanton, UK4,720 contributions
Aug 2014 • Family
The Theatre Ruins are nice, and in a spectacular location with great views
The drive to get there is long and although the views are fantastic, it is hard work
Can be combined with a rafting trip in the Kanyon Parc (at the bottom of the road up to Selge)
Locals are pushy and want to flog tourist tat to you - and will follow you round.
If you like dramatic locations and evocative ruins this is for you - if you want your history to be accessible and processed : don't bother you will hate this place (I liked it - my wife and sons were none too impressed)
The drive to get there is long and although the views are fantastic, it is hard work
Can be combined with a rafting trip in the Kanyon Parc (at the bottom of the road up to Selge)
Locals are pushy and want to flog tourist tat to you - and will follow you round.
If you like dramatic locations and evocative ruins this is for you - if you want your history to be accessible and processed : don't bother you will hate this place (I liked it - my wife and sons were none too impressed)
Written 7 August 2014
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Myriam B
gibecq10 contributions
Sept 2013 • Solo
Interesting archaeological site.
Quite an adventure to get there. No other tourists except me. And a goat.
I was guided very nicely by a lady called Fatima.
Quite an adventure to get there. No other tourists except me. And a goat.
I was guided very nicely by a lady called Fatima.
Written 8 October 2013
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Is where any entrance fee, working hours?
Written 3 March 2019
hi, i was wondering how we can get to selge ruins from kaleici, how much is the fee & when it closes
regards
Written 31 July 2015
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