Priene
An ancient Greek city laid out on terraces at the foot of Mount Mycale, once on the sea but now inland after the river silted up the bay. Its grid of streets and the columns of its Temple of Athena look out over the Maeander plain.
- Where
- Söke, Aydın, Türkiye
- Grade
- Heritage site
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.6597, 27.2978
Get the Priene stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Priene. 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 Aydın volume with your photos and a note.
Near Priene
Miletus 14 km
The ruins of a wealthy ancient Greek city near the mouth of the Maeander, once a sea power with colonies far and wide. Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes, the first Greek philosophers, worked here, and its great theatre still stands.
House of the Virgin Mary 28 km
A small stone house on Mount Koressos, 7 kilometres from Selçuk, held by many to be where Mary spent her last years. It is a shrine visited by Catholics and Muslims alike, and pilgrims tie written wishes to a wall beside it.
Didyma 31 km
An ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo in the domain of Miletus, famed in antiquity for its oracle. The remains of its Hellenistic temple, with huge columns still standing, are among the best preserved from classical antiquity.
Ephesus 31 km
The ruins of an ancient Greek city on the Ionian coast, which came under Roman control in 129 BC and grew into one of the great cities of the eastern Mediterranean. Its marble streets lead to the Library of Celsus and a vast theatre cut into the hillside.
Temple of Artemis 33 km
The site of one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, a Greek temple to Artemis just outside Selçuk. Destroyed and rebuilt many times, it was last destroyed in 262 AD, and only foundations, fragments and a single re-erected column remain.
Basilica of St. John 33 km
The ruins of a great basilica built by Justinian in the 6th century on Ayasoluk Hill, over the place where John the Apostle was said to be buried. It was modelled on the Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.
Şirince 33 km
A hill village of old stone and timber houses about 8 kilometres east of Selçuk, known for its fruit wines. On the road up are the remains of Roman aqueducts, from the days when the village was a water source for Ephesus.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 70 km
The site of the tomb built between 353 and 351 BC for Mausolus and Artemisia II, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the source of the word mausoleum. Only foundations and scattered stones remain, with a small museum beside them.
Questions
Where is Priene?
Priene is in Söke, Aydın, Türkiye. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Miletus (14 km), House of the Virgin Mary (28 km), Didyma (31 km).
How do I get the Priene stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Priene and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Aydın volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Priene before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Aydın volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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