Continue to Konya to visit the Museum of Mevlana, named for the founder of the Whirling Dervishes. Overnight in Konya. The magnificent ruined city of Sagalossos clings perilously to the southern granite slopes of the Taurus Mountains. Originally inhabited by Pisidians, the pirates of the central Anatolian world, this was the highest city in the Roman Empire. Overnight for two nights in a restored 19th-century Ottoman building protected by 2000 year old Roman walls in the restored ancient port of Antalya.
Dinner is free.
Today, visit two spectacular ancient cities. Greek settlers journeyed to Perge following the Trojan War. We will see the remains of a great theater, stadium, huge Hellenistic and Roman gates, and a colonnaded street. At nearby Aspendos, view the finest theater from Roman times, restored by Ataturk in 1932. Tonight's dinner is in an elegant outdoor restaurant tucked into the Roman walls with breathtaking views over the old port section of Antalya.