Perge is the closest significant Roman ruin to
Belek. The Great theater and the stadium of Perge
are its most impressive and intact buildings, but
the remnants of its massive Hellenistic-Roman gate-towers
are most photographed because they are so unusual.
Its 15.000 spectator theater was built in the 2nd
century AD, and the nearby stadium could hold 12.000
people.With the exception of the Aphrodisias stadium,
it is the best preserved in Anatolia.There are 30
rooms, believed to have been used as shops, underneath
the stadiums seats.
Through the Gates are remnants of a fine colonnaded
street-not as fine as the Arcadian Way at Ephesus,
but stil quite impressive.
The southern baths and the agora are worth exploring.
