Behramkale
Behramkale (Assos Ancient City) is a large city that has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. Since the ancient city of Assos is located on an extinct volcanic hill, andesite stone, which is difficult to process but extremely durable, was used in its construction. The sarcophagi made in this city were very famous in the ancient world and they were called "man-eating sarcophagi" because they quickly turned the body into soil. Sarcophagi were sent to many parts of Anatolia from Assos. Thrakia, Lydia, the Persian Empire, Gauls, the Kingdom of Pergamon and the Byzantine Empire, in this ancient city where many great states ruled today, the Athena Temple in the Acropolis, the Byzantine walls, the Hüdavendigar Mosque, the archaic ancient road at the foot of the acropolis and the tombs on both sides, the city walls. Gymnasion, Agora, Stoa, Bouleuterion, theater and church are the places that have survived partially.
The 3000-year-old historical city offers you a stroll through the ages. The ancient city of Behramkale bears the traces of many civilizations from Lydians to Persians, from Alexander to Ottomans.