A steep climb from the car park through the lower walls and city gate to the theatre above the gulf, the cisterns and the tomb of Alketas. Open daily 08:00-19:00, last tickets 17:00. Wear proper shoes and carry water.
Best time: Morning; tickets stop at 17:00 and the climb is steep and rocky.
The route, stop by stop
- 1Lower City Wall
The lower walls, near a water source, on the path up from the car park. 5 min
- 2Termessos Ancient City
Gateway through the walls. 5 min
- 3Gymnasium
On the left of the path, near the colonnaded street. 15 min
- 4Theatre
Theatre facing the gulf, the high point of the visit. 20 min
- 5Odeum
The council house (bouleuterion), about 100 m south-west of the theatre. 10 min
- 6Corinthian temple
Temple remains near the odeum. 5 min
- 7Cisterns
Five cisterns cut into the rock. 5 min
- 8Rock tombs
Rock tombs on the hillside. 10 min
- 9Tomb of Alketas
Rock tomb of Alketas, from 319 BC. 10 min