İzmir · Turkey

Other Ruins

Historic photo spotgoogle verified

~30 min

easy

7/10

contemplative

Scramble down the path from the Temple of Athena or walk along the road to the harbour to find the necropolis. Assos’ sarcophagi (from the Greek, ‘flesh-eaters’) were famous. According to Pliny the Elder, the stone was caustic and ‘ate’ the flesh off the deceased in 40 days. To the south and southea