 The old Phocaea, Foca, once part of the Ionian federal formed. Today it is a modern resort living on two deep bays. The tranquil accommodations, clean beaches and inviting restaurants make it an attractive holiday destination. can search for the perfect tan, it can be found on the natural rock terraces of the Siren Isles. Bergama (Pergamum or Pergamon),once a grea t center of culture survives as one of the most beautiful archaeological sites in Turkey. In the Acropolis, the modem over the city, are the remains of the famous library, a steep and spectacular theater, the Temple of Trajan and Dionysos, the monumental altar of Zeus, the sanctuary of Demeter, a gymnasium on three terraces, and laid the Agora . The Asclepion, located in the southwest of the lower city, was a shrine in honor of the God of Health, Asclepius. The whole city is one of Archaeology and Ethnography Museum, and nearby is the site of a temple to Serapis, the god of the underground, who was worshiped in Egypt as Osiris, the temple was subsequently converted by the Byzantines into a basilica . |
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