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Coming from Çanakkale ( " 15, 3¼ hours, five a day), larger companies, such as Ulusoy,
provide servises (free shuttles) to their offices in Ayvalık centre (or a taxi costs " 7). Smal-
ler companies may drop you on the main highway.
There are hourly buses to/from İzmir ( " 16, three hours).
Car
Car parks along the waterfront (a better option than driving in Ayvalık old town's
fiendishly narrow lanes) generally cost " 8/12 per day/night.
Bergama (Pergamum)
0232 / POP 60,559
Bergama, a laid-back market town, is the modern successor to the once-powerful ancient
city of Pergamum. Unlike busy Ephesus, Pergamum is a site of quiet, classical splendour,
offering uncrowded access to the Asclepion, ancient Rome's pre-eminent medical centre,
and the mountainside Acropolis.
Sights & Activities
Bergama's attractions open from 8.30am to 6.30pm daily between June and September
and 8.30am to 5.30pm in low season (except the museum, which is closed on Monday).
The two main archaeological sites - the Acropolis ( Click here ) and the Ascelpion - are
on top of steep hills, several kilometres out of town.