Around Selçuk

We took a dolmus (mini-bus) to the small town of Tire for the weekly market; and another with guide for a tour of three archeological sites -- Priene, Miletus and Didyma
On the way to Tire Poppies in the fields Tire Fruit and potato stand Tire Sandals in all colors Tire Happy potato vendor
Tire One lady making gözleme while others sit Tire Cheery young men who asked for their picture to be taken Tire Woman shopping Tire The market in Tire lies on a hillside and is quite vast
Tire The Yahşibey (Yeşil İmaret) Camii (mosque) from the 15th century Tire Yeşil İmaret Camii Tire Street farther up the hill Tire Turkish ladies in the street
Tire Yeni Camii (mosque). from the 16th century, with tourist taking the following picture... Tire Yeni Camii Tire Light dapples the market Tire View toward the hill
Tire People in street Tire The chef and his cooking Tire Delicious dishes waiting to be eaten Tire Karahasan Mosque
Tire The blue reminded us of Jodhpur Tire Farther up the hill, what remains of a han, or caravanserai Tire Farther up the hill, what remains of a han, or caravanserai Tire Turkish gentlemen playing cards in the han. One of them spoke French and was happy to chat with us and explain the han.
Tire Stable in the han Tire Horse in the stable Tire Tire is a hilly town Tire Oleander and minaret
Tire Colorful houses on an uphill street Priene Steps leading up to the ancient Greek city, Priene, built around the -4th century Priene Remains of plumbing from the -4th century Priene Poppies grow among the ruins
Priene The theater could hold up to 6500 people Priene Nicely carved front-row seats, demonstrated by a 21st-century European theater-goer Priene Another theater-goer Priene Ancient ruins at the base of the Mount Mycale, on the slopes of which the Greeks and their allies definitively defeated the Persian army in 479 BCE. On the top is the Acropolis, now unreachable after earthquakes.
Priene Temple of Athena Priene Much of the temple is now a jumble of carved stones, columns and capitals Priene American tourist in the temple Priene Bouleuterion, or council chamber
Miletus Blue bells assert their life and color among the ruins Miletus The great theater of Miletus makes an extraordinary impression as you approach it across open fields Miletus The 15000-seat theater was built by the Greeks before the Romans took over Miletus This covered walkway is no longer covered
Miletus Covered walkway in the upper reaches of the theater remind Siv of the Roman Colosseum Miletus The view from above Miletus Remains of the northern Agora, seen from atop the theater Miletus Agora
Miletus Puppy in the theater Didyma Remains of a Roman road Didyma Temple of Apollo, built in the late -4th century Didyma The Temple of Apollo has only three columns still standing
Didyma Steps and stumps Didyma This must have once resembled the temple at Karnak (Egypt), but all that remains now is a truncated forest of stumps Didyma How impressive this hypostyle hall must once have been Didyma The large cella (inner room), where the Oracle once held forth
Didyma Highly-decorated base of a column Didyma Two beautiful columns and their top (to use the architecture technical term) still stand Didyma Stone lion Didyma Head of the Medusa
Didyma Another carved head Didyma A winged goddess Aegean Coast We stopped at a restaurant-hotel on a beach on the way back and went for a swim -- or a wade. Driving back to Selçuk The huge Miletus theater seen from the dolmus on the way back
Driving back to Selçuk Hills in the light of the lowering sun Driving back to Selçuk Rocks and cliffs border the road