Temple of Apollo
Monuments & temples · Aydın

Didyma

Ionian–Roman64 km from Selçuk

The oracle temple of Apollo, one of the largest Greek temples ever begun, and never finished. A few of its columns still stand to full height, and a carved Medusa head lies beside the steps.

Plan the visitIts place in history

Plan your visit

Time to allow
About 1 hour

For a first visit at an easy pace.

Stay in
Selçuk

64 km away as the crow flies, so allow more on the road.

On a trip
Ephesus to the travertines

Day 2 of 4.

Hours and tickets
Check before you go

Opening hours and prices change: see muze.gov.tr (opens in a new tab).

Times are our estimates. Distances are straight lines.

Its place in history

Read the chapter before you go.

1000–330 BCGreeks and PersiansGreek cities grew along the Aegean coast, and in Ionia the first philosophers asked what the world was made of.

Where its treasures are now

Abroad

Seated statues of the Sacred Way (Branchidae)

Held abroad; no return

British Museum, London

From here

Selçuk

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