Kusadasi Trip Overview
Be transported back to ancient times on this enthralling full-day private tour to Laodicea and Aphrodisias from Kusadasi. Leave the 21st-century behind to walk the pillar-lined streets of Laodicea, once an important commercial city. After an included lunch, explore the stunning remains of Greco-Roman Aphrodisias, named after the goddess Aphrodite. Admire its temples, gateway, baths and well-preserved stadium, and visit its museum to see the city’s famous marble statues. With an expert guide to bring both sites alive, the tour has history buffs inscribed all over it.
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Kusadasi, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Be transported back to ancient times on this enthralling full-day private tour to Laodicea and Aphrodisias from Kusadasi. Leave the 21st-century behind to walk the pillar-lined streets of Laodicea, once an important commercial city. After an included lunch, explore the stunning remains of Greco-Roman Aphrodisias, named after the goddess Aphrodite. Admire its temples, gateway, baths and well-preserved stadium, and visit its museum to see the city’s famous marble statues. With an expert guide to bring both sites alive, the tour has history buffs inscribed all over it.
Stop At: Laodicea, Just off Denizli – Pamukkale, Denizli Turkey
Depart from your hotel in Kusadasi, Selcuk or Izmir in the morning and drive to Laodicea which was the chief city of the Lycus River Valley region. The full name of the city was Laodicea ad Lyceum (Laodicea on the Lycus). The city was originally known as Diospolis (“the City of Zeus”). The Greek deity considered to be the greatest of the Olympian gods.
After the visit to Laodicea we will depart to Aphrodisias the ancient city dedicated to Aphrodite, the goddess of Beauty, Love and Fertility, also famous for its school of sculpture, we visit the stadium, which is the best preserved in Anatolia, the Temple of Aphrodite, the Tetrapylon, theatre, the Museum.
Duration: 12 hours
