Tralleis
Tralleis, 1 km from Aydın, was founded by the Argians and the Thracians. It was handed back and frequently between the Hellenistic kingdoms following hte conquest of Alexander the Great in 334 B.C. Strabo mentioned the richness of the people in the city. The ruins of the 2nd century gymnasium, called ‘three eyes’ by the populace, and the baths, the agora, theatre and stadium from the Rome Period can be seen today.
Statues of the Farnese Bull and the Young Athlete (Ephebos) carved by two world famous sculptors, Apollonios and Tauriskos, were unearthed in Tralleis.

Aphrodisias
The ancient city of Aphrodisias is located at the foot of Babadağ Mountain, near the village of Geyre.The magnificent ancient city is 600 m above sea level and 12 km southeast of Karacasu district.
Aphrodisias was famous fort he fituals in honour of Aphrodite, goddess of love and fertility.It became an important centre of architecture ,art and worship in Antiquity.Scientific research confirmed that Aphrodisisias also played hpst to major studies performed in the fieldes of medicine,mathematics and astronomy ..
The ruins of interest in the city include that 2nd century bath complex built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian,the agora wihich has a large pool , a temple erected in honour of the Goddess Aphrodite in the first century B.c. and a stadium for 30,000 people.The theatre with a seating capacity of 10,000, the city walls, the acropolis ,the odeon, the bishopric palace and the school of philosophy also justify a visit to the city.

Miletos
The first settlement near Balat village in Didim district was founded as a Mycenaean colony in 2000 B.C According to the ancient geographer Strabo, the Minoans founded the ssettlement while Homer’s Iliad states that the lonians under the leadership of Neleus, son of Athenian harbours and connected by a 24 km sacred road to Didyma, Miletos was one of the most important ports in lonia.
Miletos becamean important Aegean centre of trade, culture, art and science from the 7th century B.C

Didyma
Didyma is 18 km South of Miletos in the district of Didim. In ancient times a marble paved sacred road connected Didyma with Miletos, which had a reputation as the city of oracles. Statues depicting sitting men and Iying lions were lined up on both sides of the road.In the same period, Didyma had a harbour named Panormos. It was navigable by large ships but it is now 4 km inland. It took its name in honour of Apollo and Artemis whose enchanting temples stood in the city.