Termessos: The ruins of Termessos are found at  approx. 1.000 meters high on the mountains of Antalya. Even Alexander the Large, in 334 B.C. could not overcome the walls of Termessos to take the city. The story is  that Alexander the Large, to revenge this,deforested entire olive groves around  Termessos. In the 3th Century A.C. the inhabitants left the settlement because of an earthquake. Only in the year 1840 Termessos was rediscovered. As it is hidden away, the visitor finds Termessos today as an overgrown  jungle. The well extended road network of the city is to be seen.The well preserved remains of a theater in the classical Greek style and the walls of an Odeons are very impressive.. The seats of the theater were beaten directly out of  that one rock. History has it that an  earthquake in the 3th Century A.C. destroyed graves of the 'Deadcity" and devastated it, after which it was plundered by robbers. One can observe many of the threatened animal and plant species in the nature park  of Termossos. Bears and panthers can supposedly be found here as well.

Video: Termessos - Antalya

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