Showing posts with label Turkey: Western Anatolia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey: Western Anatolia. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Aizanoi: the Temple of Zeus

I have seen image of the Temple of Zeus at Aizanoi in several publications about Turkey, but have never had the chance to visit it until now. Although it is probably amongst one of the most familiar images of Greek archaeological sites in Turkey, the ruins of Aizanoi has been out of the usual tourist track.


I guess the reason of this relative neglect is because unlike the extensive ruins at Ephesus or Bergama, there are relatively little old stones left standing in Aizanoi. Hence most tourists choose to give it a miss given their tight itinerary.