Mersin – All About Turkiye

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Mersin Museum

Gazi, Adnan Menderes Blv. No:54, 33130 Akdeniz/Yenişehir/Mersin

You can see the Yumuktepe Mound artifacts dating back to 9,000 years before, depicting the development of new economic elements such as settled life, agriculture and animal husbandry; Soloi-Pompeiopolis, an important health and cultural

UZUNCABURC (DIOCAESAREA)

UZUNCABURC (DIOCAESAREA)

Uzuncaburç, 33940 Silifke/Mersin

Well-preserved ruins of the region are worth seeing in Uzuncaburç town located 30 km north of Silifke. Diocaesarea was the holy place of ancient city of Olba, which was 4 km away. It became a new city after splitting from Olba during

St. Pauls church in Tarsus

St. Pauls church in Tarsus

Şehitkerim, 3407. Sk. No:9, 33440 Tarsus/Mersin

St. Paul who greatly contributed to the spread of Christianity is from Tarsus. St. Paul’s Well located in a courtyard where is accepted as the house of St. Paul is an important visiting place. Ancient path discovered accidently 150

Mamure Castle

İskele, 33650 Anamur/Mersin

Mamur means "Prosperous", the name was given to it after it had been conquered in by the Karamanoğlu Mahmut Bey and extended and restored. Originally a Roman fortress had been built here on even earlier foundations. In the 15th and 16

Citadel Cape Anamur

Citadel Cape Anamur

Ören, Anemurium Antik Kenti, 33660 Anamur/Mersin

The city is divided into an upper citadel and a lower town. The former occupies the actual cape, protected on three sides by steep cliffs and on the landward side by a wall with towers and zigzag reentrants. Both the fortifications and the

Anemurion – Baths

Anemurion – Baths

Ören, Anemurium Antik Kenti, 33660 Anamur/Mersin

I found at least four bath complexes, this one is the largest, but easily overlooked. It lies somewhat south of the road through the excavation area, near the odeon. Near it there is a sports area, a palaestra. Some mosaics adorned the

Anemurion Odeon

Anemurion Odeon

Ören, Anemurium Antik Kenti, 33660 Anamur/Mersin

The Odeon dates from the 2nd century, had about 900 seats, and was used for music performances and as a meeting place.

Anemurion – Public basilica

Anemurion – Public basilica

Ören, Anemurium Antik Kenti, 33660 Anamur/Mersin

an article from Princeton, quoted in the Wikipedia, refers to an "exedra, perhaps belonging to a basilica".

Anemurion – Necropolis

Anemurion – Necropolis

Ören, Anemurium Antik Kenti, 33660 Anamur/Mersin

Along the flank of a hill to the north there is what almost is a city in itself, the necropolis. It has 350 individual built tombs, and is one of the best preserved in the Roman empire. Their ages range from the first to the early 4th

Anemurion Ancient City – Aqueduct

Anemurion Ancient City – Aqueduct

Ören, 33630 Anamur/Mersin

There are a couple of aquaducts supplying water to the town, in particular the part near the public baths and theatre is very photogenic.

ANAMUR ANEMURIUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

ANAMUR ANEMURIUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Ören, 33630 Anamur/Mersin

Anemurion -also called Anemurium - is close to present Anamur. It is situated at the southernmost cape of Turkey’s Mediterranean. Its history starts in the late Hellenistic period when the city fell under the Comagenes. The last king

Anamur

Cami Şerif, 33060 Anamur/Mersin (İçel)

Roughly one and a half hours drive from Mersin can be found in the lovely town of Anamur, famous for its cool climate and great traditional cuisine. The ruins of Anemorium can be found there, within a few kilometres from the town near the

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