Perge is nestled in the hills east of Antalya on a dirt road that branches off to the left from the Antalya-Alanya highway. If you drive to Perge, you will first pass a Roman amphitheater from the 2nd century, which had 17,000 seats. Most of the ruins are less than a kilometer away. You can park the car here and walk around the stadium, which is one of the best preserved in the entire Mediterranean. The vaults on the side were probably stores. In this plant allegedly had 12,000 people. The city center in front of the stadium was once surrounded by a wall with 30 towers, some of which are still preserved. The city had two main intersecting roads. The city gate complex leads at the Younger Gate into a courtyard with a horseshoe-shaped plan flanked by two towers. In the niches of the strong walls were the statues of gods and heroes of the region. Directly behind it is a two-storey building with three arches, the Great City Gate. To the right of it was the shopping center of the city. About half of the colonnaded street with a water channel is the church of Perge, once the seat of the bishop. On further hikes through Perge you can discover many more sights, e.g. a multi-storey fountain building at the end of the water channel, the wrestling school built in honor of Emperor Claudius u.v.m.
Admission is just over € 5 (only payable by Lira or credit card)