Turkey

These well-preserved dwellings provide an important window into the lifestyles of the Ephesian elite in Roman and Byzantine times.

Aphrodisias is one of the oldest sacred sites in Turkey, dedicated first to the ancient Mother Goddess and later to the Greek goddess Aphrodite.

This attractive Roman imperial temple was constructed in 118 and reconstructed in the fifth century. Its tympanum bears an interesting frieze that may represent Medusa.

The burial site of the original Santa Claus.