Visit Bergama
- Hiking / Trekking
- Nature, Adventure & Sport
- Art & Culture
Bergama: How to get there?
500 km south from Istanbul by car
Bergama: See when to go?
All year round
Bergama: For how long?
One day
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Bergama Holidays
A quiet shopping city, Bergama is mainly famous as the location of the incredible ancient site of Pergamon, which is perhaps the most impressive in the whole of Turkey.
Bergama: What to see nearby?
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A quiet shopping city, Bergama is mainly famous as the location of the incredible ancient site of Pergamon, which is perhaps the most impressive in the whole of Turkey.
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The best views over Bergama are to be had from the top of Pergamon's amphitheater, whose structure follows the steep slope of the hill and seems to plunge down towards the city below.
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