
Bergama in the footsteps of Pergamon
A UNESCO route in Bergama, capital of the Attalid kingdom, linking the Acropolis with its steep theater, the amphitheater in the valley, the Asklepion where the physician Galen worked, the Bergama Museum, the red-brick Kızıl Avlu (Red Hall) and the Ulu Mosque in the bazaar.
- Estimated duration
- ~6 h
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~4.3 km
- Getting around
- By car
- Stops
- 6 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~950 m from the previous stop (straight line)

Archaeological site
Pergamon Amphitheater
Bergama, İzmir
View place - 3
~1.1 km from the previous stop (straight line)

Archaeological site
Bergama Asklepion
Bergama, İzmir
View place - 4
~920 m from the previous stop (straight line)

Museum
Bergama Museum
Bergama, İzmir
View place - 5
~870 m from the previous stop (straight line)

History and archaeology
Kızıl Avlu (Red Basilica, Temple of Serapis)
Bergama, İzmir
View place - 6
~480 m from the previous stop (straight line)

Mosque
Bergama Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)
Bergama, İzmir
View place
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