You can even stay in a caravanserai, for several have been restored into luxury hotels. I n addition to the historic edifices proudly displayed at the main archaeological sites such as Troy, Pergamon, Ephesus, Miletus, Priene, Dydima, Aphrodisias, Heraclia, Caunos, Perge, and Aspendos, many coastal villages and towns are blessed with their very own Anatolian ruins on the outskirts. This is usually an ancient theater commanding a spectacular view of the beach where, the villagers will tell you, Cleopatra often have swam. You don't have to look far for the agora either. The hillsides are covered with broken pieces of ancient pottery, contemporary walls often have corner stones which may date back to antiquity.
Children play and sheep graze amidst fragile remains.
Until very recently God's Caves in Cappadocia were used by villagers as cold storage or wine cellars. T he very richness of the landscape poses grave challenges for historic preservation in Turkey. Good progress has been made in safeguarding the integrity of the most important sites, and work is ongoing to excavate, catalogue and preserve the country's tremendous legacy.