⭐ Highlight
Perge Ancient City
A vast, walkable Greco-Roman city with a colonnaded street, stadium and monumental gates.
Typical duration
120 min
Price
€ ticket (foreigner rate)
From port
18 km / 11.2 mi
Transfer time
30 min
Indoor / Outdoor
outdoor
Queue risk
low
🕐 Best time to visit
Early or late to avoid midday heat
Perge is one of the great ancient cities of the Turkish south coast, spread over a broad plain 18 km east of Antalya. You enter through a Hellenistic gate with round towers and walk a long colonnaded street, still grooved by chariots, past baths, an agora, a huge stadium and a theatre. Much of the finest sculpture is now in the Antalya museum, but the scale and completeness of the site are extraordinary. There is almost no shade, so bring water, a hat and sturdy shoes, and start early on a hot day.
Getting there from the port
Taxi or private tour to Aksu, about 18 km east; little shade on site.