Geyre, Türkiye
Aphrodisias
Aphrodisias was a Hellenistic Greek city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Asia Minor, today's Anatolia in Turkey. It is located near the modern village of Geyre, about 100 km east/inland from the coast of the Aegean Sea, and 230 km southeast of İzmir. Aphrodisias was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias.
- City
- Geyre
- Country
- Türkiye
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
Background: Wikipedia