Termessos
A Pisidian city built about 1000 metres up in the Taurus Mountains, 17 km north-west of Antalya. Its theatre perches on the edge of a drop, and the ruins are scattered through pine forest on the slopes of Güllük Dağı.
- Where
- Antalya, Antalya, Türkiye
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 36.9825, 30.4642
Get the Termessos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Termessos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Antalya volume with your photos and a note.
Near Termessos
Antalya Museum 22 km
One of Turkey's largest museums, with 13 exhibition halls and an open-air gallery telling the story of Pamphylia and the Mediterranean coast. Its marble statues from nearby Perge are the highlight for most visitors.
Kaleiçi 24 km
The old heart of Antalya, still enclosed by its ancient walls and running down to the old harbour. Narrow lanes of Ottoman houses lead past Hadrian's Gate, a Roman triple arch, to the boats moored below the cliffs.
Düden Waterfalls 32 km
Two waterfalls on the Düden River on the edge of Antalya. The upper falls lie in a shaded park, while the lower falls pour straight off the cliffs into the Mediterranean, best seen from a boat.
Perge 35 km
The ruins of a Greek city of Pamphylia that later became a Roman provincial capital, 15 km east of Antalya. A long colonnaded street, a stadium and the towers of its Hellenistic gate still mark out the old town.
Phaselis 52 km
A Greek and Roman city on the Lycian coast, 16 km south of Kemer, between the Bey Mountains and the forests of Olympos National Park. Its ruins run through pine woods down to three small harbours, and many visitors arrive by yacht.
Yanartaş 61 km
A rocky hillside above Çıralı where gas seeps from the ground and burns in small flames that never go out. Ancient Lycia knew it as Mount Chimaera, and some ancient writers saw it as the source of the myth of the fire-breathing Chimera.
Aspendos 63 km
An ancient Greco-Roman city 40 km east of Antalya, known above all for its Roman theatre, one of the best preserved anywhere. The stage building still stands to its full height, and the theatre is still used for performances.
Olympos 65 km
An ancient Lycian port whose ruins line both banks of a creek running through a deep, wooded valley to the sea. It was one of the six leading cities of the Lycian League and flourished again in the 5th century as a bishopric.
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Questions
Where is Termessos?
Termessos is in Antalya, Antalya, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Antalya Museum (22 km), Kaleiçi (24 km), Düden Waterfalls (32 km).
How do I get the Termessos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Termessos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Antalya volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Termessos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Antalya volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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