Daily Tour in Antalya

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You will be picked up from your hotel and meet with group and tour guide and start to full day sightseeing tour in Antalya.
First we began the tour by visiting, SAGALASSOS. The ancient ruins of Sagalassos are situated 7 km from the town of Aglasun in the province of Burdur. The city lies on Mount Akdag, a spur of the Western Toros range, at an altitude of between 1450 and 1700 metres.
Human settlement in the area goes back to 12.000 BC, and Sagalassos itself reveal traces of settlement going back to 3000 BC. Around 1600 it became part of Pisidia, but otherwise its history remains wreathed in mist until the arrival of Alexander the Great in 334 BC. Sagalassos was renowned for its courageous and warlike inhabitants, who put up a vigorous defense against Alexander's army. The city was finally conquered after the loss of five hundred lives in a battle which took place on a hilltop facing the city.

Then drive to ANTIOCHEIA. Seeking the distinctive historical texture that underlies the county of Yalvac, we are led to the remains of the ancient city of Antiocheia in Pisidia.The first buildings our eyes light upon seem to be strewn over the hillsides and among the ravines. The principal entrance to the city was located on its western side. The present form of the Western Gate, the guardian of the city's security, dates to 212 and is decorated with reliefs of weapons and armor.

From there we stroll along the street called Cardo Maximus and make a sentimental visit to the abodes of the city's erstwhile owners. Who knows whose house we may end up in as we ply these narrow, straight streets? The old town had two forums, that of Augustus and that of Tiberius. Located on the eastern side of the city, they were the focal-points of its life. Even the first workers' strike in the world was taken at the Forum of Tiberius in AD 46. As we walk along, from time to time we realize that we are treading in the footsteps of the city's former inhabitants.With this pensive thought in our hearts, we reach the aqueduct, gracing the north side of the city like a necklace.

Lastly we visit EFLATUN PINAR. Eflatun Pinar (Turkish: Eflatunpinar, "lilac-colored spring") is the name given to a spring which rises up from the ground, creating an oasis and fountain. The spring lies 80 miles west of Konya, and drains into Lake Beyşehir in Anatolian peninsula at ancient Pisidia region. In ancient times a small temple was built here to honor one of the ancient Hittite gods, and later Plato was confusely credited with the spring. The shrine precedes Plato of about 1000 years [c.1300 BC]. Eflatun Pinar is the modern name for the location.
The region corresponded to Pisidia in Classical Antiquity.
Eflatun Pinar's location near the lake shore corresponds to an almost exact level with other important ruins on the opposite shore, those of Kubadabad Palace, which are Seljuk.
Eflatun Pınar was briefly examined by the University of Oxford archaeologist Dr. Lucia Nixon in her paper on Çatalhöyük, and she makes use of F.W.Hasluck's early-20th century work. The site remains largely unexplored to date.

At the end of the tour you will be transfered back to your hotel.