Secret Antiquities and Claros Tour

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1. Claros is one of the important historical places in Turkey. On Ionia's coast, Claros was an ancient Greek sanctuary. It included a temple and Apollo's oracle that was honoured as Apollo Clarius. It was located 12 kilometres to the north in the territory of Colophon, one of the twelve Ionic Cities. Two kilometres to the south is the coastal town Notion.

   2 hAdmission included

2. Our first stop will be the classic city of Metropolis. The site is occupied in the Neolithic period. The period of the Hittites is also confirmed. On the site, there is a good representation of classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman times. The earliest known settlement on the site is the Neolithic, which shows that the Troy is in contact. The acropolis of Metropolis has found an uncovered seal written in hieroglyphics such as the Hittites. The town was known as Puranda during the Hittite period. Bademgedigi Tepe is the archaeological site with large quantities of the local pottery of Mycenaean, which extends between the 14th and 12th centuries BC and beyond. An important finding that sheds light on the development of ship technology and iconography on ceramic ships is a Mycenaean representation of a ship on Bademgediği Tepe vase. In this epoch, the city reached a zenith of cultural and economic life and was mainly a part of the Kings of Hellenism in Pergamum.

   1.5 hAdmission included

3. "The Pattern: A Language Before the Alphabet" The hand-made oriental rug is not merely a work of art, but a journey in time and space to an ancient realm of beauty and mystical charm. No other art form bridges so many centuries spans so many cultures and captivities so many people as the Oriental rug. Hear the stories behind the attractive patterns and colors. They are stories, beliefs and prayers. See the original images, picture writings using tribal and religious symbols, the same symbols used in architecture and sculpture. See how the method of creation has remained relatively unchanged for over two millennia. Join us here today.

   1 h

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How it compares in Kusadasi

• Its from-price is 78% above the median of the 447 day trips we list in Kusadasi.
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About Kusadasi

Kuşadası is a busy Aegean resort on Turkey's west coast, a short drive from Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the Mediterranean.

The town curves around a bay with a busy cruise port, a marina and Pigeon Island, linked to the shore by a causeway and topped by a small stone fortress. The old town's streets climb behind the harbour with bazaars, cafés and restaurants, and beaches such as Ladies Beach and Long Beach stretch along the coast.

Top-ranked sights in Kusadasi: Kusadasi Castle, Kusadasi Caravanserai (Öküz Mehmed Pasha Caravanserai), Kusadasi Shopping Center (Kusadasi AVM).

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