Iassos Ancient City

A lovely hidden treasure to spend an hour. Lassos was a lovely little gem of a town as well. Had some great fish restaurants, where the fish couldn't be any fresher. The Greek ruins were free to roam around, so was the museum which was a short drive away.

Amazing ancient town. We spent a good couple of hours wandering around. There was more up the hill but it was 35 degrees when we went to needless to say we didn't venture up that far! It's free to enter, the entrance is in the car park on the edge of the town. There are several restaurants nearby.

While I was visiting there was a new excavation taking place. It was nice seeing the archaeologists at work. The site itself was breathtaking. I suggest exploring the ancient city ruins and watch the sunset while walking through the ruins. I highly recommend stopping by at one of the seafood restaurants right across the ruins. The fish was very fresh and delicious. An incredible experience all around.

We went at 7 in the evening... fantastic to roam around. Quite magical.

Iassos is an intriguing place, a bit remote, next to a small village. Agora is well preserved with a near fully intact bouleuterion, and hope to see more of the city, there is a huge theater as well but it isn't fully excavated, couldn't access the acropolis area either.

As one of the most important site of the region of Caria, the history of Iasos dates back to 3000BC. Once situated on an island, the city is now joined to the mainland, creating a peninsula. The people of Iasos were mostly getting their earns from fishing, which is also exactly the same, today. Apollo and Artemis were the protecting god & goddess of Iasos.

Bathing of the boys in the sea after the tiring training in gymnasium was a tradition in Iasos. Interestingly, while they were bathing, a dolphin was continuously taking one boy to the far and bringing him back later to the shore. Then, Alexander the Great took the boy for making him the priest Poseidon in Babil.

Consequently, the boy on a dolphin was represented on the coins of 3rd century BC, due to its great influence on the people of Iasos. Apart from the well-preserved agora, bouleterion, theatre and The Temple of Artemision Astias (dedicated to the Goddess Artemis), "Fish Market" - a funerary monument in the form of a Corinth temple, is the most impressive construction dating from the Roman period.

It is located inside the courtyard and consisted of four columns on the forth side. "Fish Market" was restored to be used as an open air museum in 1995. The excavations in Iasos started by an Italian team in the head of Prof. Dr. Doro Levi in 1960, and continued by Dr. Fede Berti until today.

near to Bodrum, well keeped ancient city with lots of olive trees inside..

Amazing. Just love this place. Second visit for us. The local restaurant and the museum are totally worth a visit...

Amazing place by the sea

Very nice surprise! With on top a stunning view.

A gem if you look closely. Otherwise mostly a goat run on jumbled old stones.
But incredible parts from 431bc though Byzantium reinforcement and on.
Archeological dig in progress

An amazing ancient city from the time of the Carian civilization

Beautiful small fishing village with ancient ruins on the seashore one or two free parking places weekdays are quieter many visitors for the ruins 👍 water and empty toilet but not the cleanest

Full of history, you must obviously see it for a life time, it was pleasure to walk on streets of ancients:

Great day out, and not too busy, was being excavated when we visited so was very interesting to see it all unfold in front of us

Lazy fishing harbour with good and cheap seafood. Definitely worth to go if you are taking back roads from Bodrum airport to Akbuk/Didim

Iasos Muğla. According to mythology, it is said to have been founded by those who came from Argos and took its name from Iass, the head of the colonists. B.C. There is no information about Iasos in ancient sources until the 5th century. While the area where the city was founded was an island at first, the isthmus where the island meets the sea was filled and the island turned into a peninsula. Important structures of the ancient city are located on this peninsula. The big city wall, aqueducts, tombs and the structure called the fish market are located outside the city wall. During the excavations in Iasos, it was determined that the oldest settlement in the city dates back to the end of the 3rd millennium B.C.

Impressive !

Great little place. Plenty to see
A bit spread out in this heat. Take water. Loads of it. Lol.

Very unspoilt. You would hardly know it is there but we walked the parameter wall and viewed inside. Stunning views over the bay