TOUR CODE : KUS - 04 PORT : KUSADASI TOUR DESTINATION : PRIENE, MILETUS, DIDYMA TRANSPORTATION : BY A/C CAR OR MINIBUS DURATION OF TOUR : APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS MEAL : AT A TYPICAL LOCAL RESTAURANT AS SET MENUE

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TOUR

Leaving the port of Kusadasi, arrive after about one hour the ruins of Priene, one of the earliest Ionian settlements and the centre of politics and religion of its time. Here you see the Temple of Athena, which was built by Architect Pytheos, who was also responsible for the construction of the Mausoleum at the Halicarnassus, considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Temple became the classical model for Ionic architecture. Then you visit the Stoa, the Agora, the Market Place, the Temenos of Zeus Olympic which dates from the 3rd Century B.C.,the Bouleuterion which is one of the best preserved buildings in Priene, the Prytaneion where municipal or state council representatives met, the Theatre which still retains most of its Hellenistic features, the Sanctuary of Demeter which was dedicated to the deities of Plenty, Demeter and Kore, the Archbishop's Church, the Upper Gymnasium and the Stadium, North-East Gateway, the Temenos of Kybele and the House of Alexander the Great, where he stayed during his siege of Miletus in 334 BC. After a ride of 45 minutes arriving in Didyma, you see the colossal Hellenistic Temple of Apollo, one of the most sacred places in the ancient world. Lunch break at a restaurant next to the Temple. After lunch, arriving in Miletus, an ancient port now in ruins, you first set your eyes on the theatre which is still impressive as ever. Besides the theatre the possible visiting sites are the Heroon, the Roman Baths, the Synagogue, the Harbour Stoa, the Delphinium which was the chief religious centre where Apollo was worshipped. Leaving Miletus you ride back to Kusadasi.