Iassos Ancient City

Amazing. Just love this place. Second visit for us. The local restaurant and the museum are totally worth a visit...

As one of the most important site of the region of Caria, the history of Iasos dates back to 3000BC. Once situated on an island, the city is now joined to the mainland, creating a peninsula. The people of Iasos were mostly getting their earns from fishing, which is also exactly the same, today. Apollo and Artemis were the protecting god & goddess of Iasos. Bathing of the boys in the sea after the tiring training in gymnasium was a tradition in Iasos. Interestingly, while they were bathing, a dolphin was continuously taking one boy to the far and bringing him back later to the shore. Then, Alexander the Great took the boy for making him the priest Poseidon in Babil. Consequently, the boy on a dolphin was represented on the coins of 3rd century BC, due to its great influence on the people of Iasos. Apart from the well-preserved agora, bouleterion, theatre and The Temple of Artemision Astias (dedicated to the Goddess Artemis), "Fish Market" - a funerary monument in the form of a Corinth temple, is the most impressive construction dating from the Roman period. It is located inside the courtyard and consisted of four columns on the forth side. "Fish Market" was restored to be used as an open air museum in 1995. The excavations in Iasos started by an Italian team in the head of Prof. Dr. Doro Levi in 1960, and continued by Dr. Fede Berti until today.

Iasos Muğla. According to mythology, it is said to have been founded by those who came from Argos and took its name from Iass, the head of the colonists. B.C. There is no information about Iasos in ancient sources until the 5th century. While the area where the city was founded was an island at first, the isthmus where the island meets the sea was filled and the island turned into a peninsula. Important structures of the ancient city are located on this peninsula. The big city wall, aqueducts, tombs and the structure called the fish market are located outside the city wall. During the excavations in Iasos, it was determined that the oldest settlement in the city dates back to the end of the 3rd millennium B.C.

This one is also a beautiful place to see with some structures insides. Go visit it if you are around.

Beautiful small fishing village with ancient ruins on the seashore one or two free parking places weekdays are quieter many visitors for the ruins ? water and empty toilet but not the cleanest

My family and I went to this ancient city called Iasos(iasos) where is in the village Kıyıkışlacık. Since I haven't heard about that ancient city before I was expecting to see a little one. But it was such a big ancient city probably due to being a port city. We can see one side of the gate of port and unfortunately other side is destroyed. Since it was a big city, we had to travel to other parts of the city by car. Since before now I've visited a lot of ancient cities, I would advice there to visit. The mosaics and the view are another reason to visit that place. It also offers a wide trekking route.

Visited ancient city of Iassos as a part of boat trip. We've spent good 2 hours viewing ruins and walking around little village. Would be more enjoyable if local council would tidy up landmark and surroundings, as well as setting up a little souvenir shop which sells guide books and refreshments.

near to Bodrum, well keeped ancient city with lots of olive trees inside..