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The single reconstructed column of the Temple of Artemis near Selcuk with a stork nest on top and the Basilica of St. John visible on the hill behind

Ancient Ruins

Temple of Artemis, Ephesus: One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

A single column stands in a marshy field on the outskirts of Selçuk, reassembled from fragments and topped with a stork’s nest. Behind it, the

April 14, 2026

The facade of the Temple of Hadrian on Curetes Street in Ephesus with Corinthian columns and the Medusa relief arch

Ancient Ruins

Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus: The Most Delicate Ruin on Curetes Street

The Temple of Hadrian is not the largest structure at Ephesus. It is not the most famous — that distinction belongs to the Library of

April 14, 2026

Hadrian's Gate triple marble arch in Antalya with Corinthian columns and the old town visible through the arches

Ancient Ruins

Hadrian’s Gate, Antalya: The Roman Arch That Still Works as a Door

Hadrian’s Gate stands in the middle of a modern street in Antalya, flanked by apartment buildings and taxi stands, and people walk through it to

April 14, 2026

Antalya

Kaleiçi, Antalya: Walking the Old Town Inside the Walls

Kaleiçi means “inside the castle” — the walled old town of Antalya, compressed into a steep hillside between the Roman-era harbor at the bottom and

April 14, 2026

Kursunlu Waterfall cascading 18 meters into a natural pool surrounded by pine forest

Antalya

Kurşunlu Waterfall: A Quiet Pine Forest Escape Near Antalya

Twenty-four kilometers northeast of Antalya, the road turns off the highway and enters a pine forest. The temperature drops a few degrees. The sound changes

April 14, 2026

The Hellenistic gate towers of Perge ancient city with Roman-era courtyard behind them

Ancient Ruins

Perge Ancient City: One of Rome’s Best-Preserved Urban Layouts in Turkey

Eighteen kilometers east of Antalya, just off the highway toward Side, the ancient city of Perge spreads across a flat plain backed by low hills.

April 14, 2026

The north harbor of Phaselis with clear turquoise water, ancient stone walls, and pine-covered hills behind

Ancient Ruins

Phaselis: An Ancient Port City Where Pine Forest Meets the Sea

Most ancient cities in Turkey ask you to choose between history and landscape. You visit ruins on a dusty hillside, or you swim at a

April 14, 2026

Five remaining columns of the Temple of Apollo in Side silhouetted against the Mediterranean at sunset

Ancient Ruins

Temple of Apollo in Side: Five Columns on the Edge of the Mediterranean

Five columns and an architrave fragment. That is what remains standing of the Temple of Apollo in Side, on a stone platform at the very

April 14, 2026

Aerial view of Suluada Island near Adrasan with turquoise water and boats anchored offshore

Antalya

Suluada Island: A Boat Trip to Antalya’s Clearest Water

About three kilometers off the coast of Adrasan, south of Kemer on the Lycian coast, an uninhabited island sits in water that shifts between pale

April 14, 2026

Submerged stone walls and ruins of Kekova sunken city visible through clear turquoise water from a boat

Ancient Ruins

Kekova Sunken City and Simena Castle: Where History Sits Below the Waterline

Somewhere around the 2nd century AD, an earthquake lowered part of the northern coastline of Kekova Island into the Mediterranean. The Lycian settlement that had

April 14, 2026