Pamphylia, the plain around Antalya, is ringed by Roman cities: some on the coast, some high in the Taurus mountains. Every one of them is within a day trip of Antalya.
Antalya’s old town inside its walls, entered through the triple-arched gate put up for the emperor Hadrian’s visit in AD 130.
A Pisidian city high in the mountains that Alexander the Great chose not to besiege.
🚗 23 km between today’s places, as the crow flies. Sleep in Antalya.
A planned Hellenistic and Roman city with a colonnaded main street, a water channel running down its middle and a stadium.
Its 2nd-century Roman theatre is among the best preserved anywhere, stage building included, and is still used for performances.
🚗 about 35 km from the day before, 28 km between today’s places, as the crow flies. Sleep in Antalya.
A Pisidian city high in the Taurus, reached through the Köprülü Canyon over a Roman bridge.
A peninsula city whose theatre and Temple of Apollo look over the sea.
🚗 about 32 km from the day before, 56 km between today’s places, as the crow flies. End in Side.
Distances are straight lines between places, so allow more on the road. Times on site are our estimates.