15/05/2016
Perga – Aspendos – Kursunlu
http://itsantalya.com/tours/perga-aspendos-kursunlu-tour-antalya/
For lovers of History and Culture, Perga, Aspendos and the Kursunlu Waterfall tour will leave unforgettable impressions on their mind.
Perga: It was a district in the Pamphylia region subordinate to the Roman Empire which had spread out far and wide.
It is known as a city that blends Ancien Greek, Roman and Bizantine cultures. It sheds light on history with Anatolia’s best preserved Roman bathhouses, Agora, Sütunlu Boulevard, Anıtsal Çeşmesi and the 12-thousand person splended Stadium.
The Aspendos Theater is the Roman Theater which has been the best preserved from the ancient world up until our day. The theater which has remained since the 2nd century AD has a capacity of 15,000 people. Nowadays, during summer months, the structure, which showed that period’s most important gladiator battles, presents Opera and Ballet shows under the auspices of the Republic of Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. During the same period, Aqueducts – an engineering wonder – having been built to carry water to the City of Aspendos are found behind the Theater, and after we take a break here to take pictures the last place we will visit will be the Kursunlu Waterfall.
The Kursunlu Waterfall has thousands of various plants unique to it, and at the same time the 18-meter high waterfall is a national park. Here, 7 small ponds are connected to each other by the small waterfalls. The Kursunlu Waterfall is located in a 2-kilometer long canyon and this place was opened for visitation by turning it into a park in the year 1986. Inside the Waterfall and Picnic area there are scenic observation decks, a playground, restaurant, parking lot, foot trails, drinkable water and a toilet.