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Pergamum
HISTORY OF PERGAMUM Pergamum, rising dramatically on a hilltop four hundred meters high above the valley of the River Kaikos, is among the most exciting places in Aegean Turkey to visit. Since it lies inland from the sea it did not attract Greek colonists during the Dark Age; a small indigenous population occupied the site. [...] READ MORE
Ephesus
HISTORY OF EPHESUS The Neolithic Era and the Bronze Age Ephesus lies only 500 m. outside the eastern walls of the city. The recently excavated tell of Cukurici dates back to the 7th Millennium BCE. Austrian archeologists have identified at least 5 levels of habitation built one upon another in this humanly made mound. The [...] READ MORETurkey Tours and Travel