Aphrodisias Ancient City Museum

By far the best ancient ruins we have seen in Turkey. We’ve visited a lot on the west coast and there are a few reasons why this was our favorite:

1) no hoards of tourists. There were relatively few people here which was strange because there are so many beautiful things to see.

2) much of the ruins are intact

3) the marble features are the most well preserved and well known in the area dating back to the ancient times. The amphitheater, the arena and the baths are absolutely stunning and huge!

4) entrance fee was cheap compared to all the other ancient ruins

5) the museum has phenomenal works of marble art so well preserved

The only down side to this area is there isn’t a place to eat. There’s a place to buy water, ice cream and some sweets but that is all. Overall it was phenomenal and a must see.

An incredible site that features some of the most beautiful marble carving, a sprawling ancient metropolis to explore, and well-preserved antiquities spanning a broad cross-section of history and culture. The Anatolians, Carians, and Romans were all here, and left their mark! One can immediately see why the Hellenes referred to the local goddess as Aphrodite, because this place is lush, fertile, beautiful, and magical-feeling. One of my favorite historic sites! I’ll be back again and again.

A gem not to be missed. A historical ancient ruins that is located 40 kilometers west of Denizli on the way to Izmir. This site is not frequently advertised or visited by common tourists. It's beautiful and serene. This was my second time going there and I loved walking through the ruins and the museum.

Almost empty ruins to enjoy. Worth a visit.

Beautiful hidden ancient city! Full of surviving statues and sculptures, walls, columns. It is a big city and many small details to see as well as impressive theatre, stadiums, baths so spare 4-5 hours and definitely take the voice guide. I recommend reading before visiting the site. It’s discovery story is amusing in itself

Extraordinary ancient city with some of the best preserved monuments of their kind anywhere in the world. The stadium has to be seen to be believed while the story of how the city was rediscovered paints a remarkable picture of how even the greatest of cities can be lost and then found.

For me,it was amazing there. More beautiful tban Hierapolis( Pamukkale) for example . Not so big like Efesus or Hieroplous, but full of amazing traces of roman culture. Nice museum. Don t forget photo colections from the entrance. There is a true and amazi g saga about the discovery of this ancient city in xx s year. Not crowded. There are parking and cafetaria with a small book store. Don t miss this beautiful place!

happened to drop by, did not expect much.. well restored and preserved beautiful and magnificent ancient site. Highly recommend to visit, but would not like to recommend in order to keep it a silent secret place in person..^^;

One of the most important ancient cities in Turkey. Definitely 'a must see' and a hidden gem, between Ephesus and Pamukkale (Hierapolis). The hippodrome, theater and many buildings stands and there are much more to be excavated. The museum which is just by the site is full of 2000 years old Sculptures. An amazing archaeological site
Just one negative side, the museum shop is very expensive.

Felt like we were the only people there. In reality, there may have been another six visitors. If you're as lucky as us, you can experience the exotic feeling of discovering an ancient city. Every major attraction was well marked and the museum is fantastic and impressive in it's size. It may be a more fulfilling experience than the nearby, more popular Ephesus.

the museum is located on the territory of the ancient city. (one of the best ancient cities I have visited. The place has been worked hard, many ruins have been restored and reconstructed, so the place is really interesting to visit)
there are not as many exhibits as in some museums, but they definitely deserve attention. a hall with a detailed description of each part of a large composition of sculptures of historical figures, gods and goddesses was the most interesting

Beautiful ancient city. The temple of Aphrodite was stunning. It's very easy to spend a whole day here and not do the site justice. More tourists should come here.

This museum is a must go, there is so much to see and to learn about.
We had a great time
Teşekkürler

Amazing hidden gem. There should be more visitors. It is a large ancient city. The museum is spectacular. What you should see are stadiums, bath house, sculpture's workshops and the ruins of the Aphrodisias temple itself.

Very beautiful historical site which unfortunately is not as well known as Efese or Pamukkale but for sur a visit worth. Especially with the best preserved stadium out of the whole world and an amphitheater where you can go on stage.
Don't forget the sebastion almost at the znd of your tour with reliefs of ancient emperiors.
Here you can also see the technic of the old baths .

My favorite place to go when i go to karacasu. Something about this place calls me there... everytime i go there i feel so happy qnd so complete...full of history. Go there and see it yourself.

Well worth the journey. Bring your walking shoes and come early to avoid crowds

I would call this a well laid out arachnological site. Secondly, I liked it especially as the location was not overcrowded with tourists who just wanted to take pictures of themselves at the site. It had people who were travellers that were really interested in the site. To get to the site, you needed to be ferried by a tractor powered people carrier. The temple of Aphrodite was a located prominently in a middle of a field. The other parts of the site were equally interesting. The Museum was the highlight of this visit – it was well laid out and exhibits of serious interest were laid out properly.

Wonderful museum filled with well-described marble statues which were found all over the ancient site of Aphrodisias just outside. Well worth a visit!

Fabulous museum. Amazing running track and urban collinade development. Small theatre for meetings and large entertainment theatre. We'll worth a visit.