Day 6: Had booked a PMD: Priene-miletus-didyma tour for 95TL in Selcuk itself, it was actually 45EU, which came about to be 105TL. I was planning on doing it myself but I was glad I took the tour because the guide was really good, I got to meet people and I could cover all the 3 sites. But note that PMD tours dont run on all days, even in May(shoulder season). Priene was brilliant, loved it’s location, the plains below looked amazing,and the columns here looked very different from those in Ephesus. And I could appreciate it even more because of the guide. I had heard Miletus wasn’t the most impressive of the sites, but I cant disagree more. It was the best of all sites, the theatre was brilliant, it was huge,and plus it was enclosed, making it a very imposing sight. From Miletus we proceeded towards Didyma, we were taken to the buffet place. Seemed pretty good,plnty of vegetarian options, plus fresh strawberries for dessert.
We walked till the Didim temple, and well, it seemed even better and bigger than what I had seen in pictures. Was completely overwhelmed by the structure,the huge columns and the inner part of the temple. But again, I wished we would have come here around sunset. After spending an hour or so, we began our journey back to Selcuk. We reached at about 5.30, and I had another evening left with me.
So I walked along the road to Ephesus,got amazing views of the castle, such a shame it wasn’t open.Had dolma and ayran at a farmside cafe and met some nice locals. I really liked Selcuk a lot, a lot “kiraathanesi”s ,tea houses, local markets and gardens. Then I walked uptil the castle, it was wonderfully lit and there were these boys who were prepared to show me the castle, but then I didn’t want to sneak inside the castle with some unknown person, you could try it if you are 2-3 people,but it’s illegal. Diner was at one of the places near Ejder, 10 TL for a large mixed vegetable and beans plate with pilaf
The gorgeous setting of Priene.
The gigantic Miletos theatre.
The plains you can see here were once part of the sea.
At Priene.
Miletos Theatre
Temple of Didyma at Didim.
Medusa at Didyma.
Temple of Didyma at Didim.
A brief summary of my Trip to Turkey.
Being Vegetarian in Turkey
4 Days in Istanbul.
Selcuk and Ephesus.
Priene-Miletus-Didyma
Afrodisias:The Best Graeco Roman Ruins
4 Days in Cappadocia.
Gaziantep
Nemrut
Sanliurfa
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Hi Ash,
Can you tell me which travel company did you join with the tour? Any web links might be great. Thank you!!!
Hi, I took a tour which my hotel booked for me. But it was through the travel shops in Selcuk near the Ejder Restaurant(about 2-3 minutes from there), there is just 1 travel agent shop in Selcuk, as far as I’ve seen. It was pre-season so they didn’t have the tour everyday. Just make sure you get a tour with not too many people.