Aizanoi
UNESCO World Heritage Site (2012): A City Whose Temple Of Zeus, Built In The 2nd Century AD, Is One Of The Best Preserved Roman Temples In Anatolia, Standing Above A Vaulted Sanctuary Of The Mother Goddess Cybele. The Site Also Has A Large Theatre And Stadium, An Ancient Bridge Over The River And A Roman Market Hall With An Inscription Of Diocletian'S Price Edict · Cavdarhisar, Kutahya
Aizanoi is the ruined Roman-era city beside the village of Cavdarhisar, about 55 km south-west of Kutahya on the high plateau of western Anatolia (confirm). Its great Temple of Zeus, built in the 2nd century AD, is among the best preserved Roman temples in Anatolia, with rows of Ionic columns still carrying their beams above a high podium, and below the podium lies a vaulted sanctuary linked to the mother goddess Cybele. The city also kept a large theatre built beside a stadium, a Roman market hall whose walls carry the text of the price edict of the emperor Diocletian, baths, a gymnasium and stone bridges across the stream. UNESCO listed the site in 2012. The ruins stand among wheat fields and village houses, with no crowds on a weekday and almost no cover from the sun. Visitors usually come from Kutahya by car, taxi or the village minibus, and the tour takes two to three hours at an easy pace. Confirm hours, prices and transport before travelling.
Aizanoi, the ruins of a Roman-era city beside the village of Cavdarhisar about 55 km south-west of Kutahya in western Anatolia; coordinates approximate, Cavdarhisar, Kutahya, Turkiye
Aizanoi is a staffed archaeological site, normally open daily with longer hours from spring to autumn (roughly 08:30 to 17:30 or 19:00) and shorter winter hours, and a last entry about an hour before closing (confirm). The ticket booth, the small museum and the vaulted sanctuary below the temple may keep their own times, and the sanctuary can close for conservation or after rain. Village cafes near the gate open when visitors arrive and may shut in winter. Weekends and public holidays bring school groups and coaches from Kutahya and Bursa. Confirm opening days and times with the museum directorate before the drive.