Termessos Old City
Termessos is partly ruins of the ancient trading town, which, apparently, seem to be even humble by Alexander the Great. It is situated in Turkey, not so far by the Turkish Riviera, about 30 miles northwest of the amazing Antalya city, in the high mountains.
Termessos is a beautiful place tipic for ancient monuments, which offers every visitor a real and great mystery.
Its original inhabitants called Solymové came here once during the first millennium BC. It is also called Sami after the Mount Solymos, which is known as Güllüg Dag.
Unlike the inhabitants of the ancient cities of the coast, those in the old city were originally from Anatylia. In 333 BC, the city was besieged by Alexander the Great but it was not conquered because of the city’s strategic location.
35 km travelled by car in north-west of Antalya, and two miles from climbing on the Güllük Dagi, will lead you, surely, to the best-preserved ruins of the Turkish Termessos city, where you can see the stunning Gulf of Antalya .
Surrounded by a thick pine for
est and hidden by a carpet of plants, Termessos seems to be hidden namely by the world to keep the peaceful park area and to maintain harmony of the natural and historical treasures.
Due to the alarming increase in the number of species of plants and endangered animals that grow and live near the ruins of the old city, the city was included in Termessos National Park which stretches along the Korkuteli Antalya highway.







terraces and artists who paint outdoors, Piazza Navona has no less than three wells. The highest is the Fontana dei Quattro Fiumi. Each of the four statues that decorate this moment is a river on many different continents: the Nile, Ganges, Danube and Amazon. The other two wells are in the northern market Fontana di Nettuno and Fontana del Moro in the South.
ruins of Domitian Stadium. Once, here were held the races.
Park whose construction has begun for the 1972 Summer Olympics games. This park still serving as a venue for cultural and religious events.