Gallipoli & the North Aegean - Discover Turkey: Experience the Best of Turkey - page 264

Top Sights

Archaeology Museum B3

Red Basilica C1

Sights

1 Çukur Han B1

2 Old Town C1

Activities, Courses & Tours

3 Hacı Hekim Hamamı B2

Sleeping

4 Citi Hostel C2

5 Hera Boutique Hotel C1

6 Odyssey Guesthouse C1

Eating

7 Kervan A4

8 Sarmaşik Lokantası C1

ASCLEPION
(Temple of Asclepios; admission/parking " 15/3) This renowned ancient medical centre was foun-
ded by Archias, a local who had been cured at the Asclepion of Epidaurus (Greece).
Treatments included mud baths, the use of herbs and ointments, enemas and sunbathing.
Diagnosis was often by dream analysis.
Pergamum's centre came to the fore under Galen (AD 131-210), the physician to Per-
gamum's gladiators, who was recognised as perhaps the greatest early physician. Under
Galen's influence, the medical school here became renowned. His work was the basis for
Western medicine well into the 16th century.
The Asclepion is 2km uphill from the town centre as the crow flies (but it's a winding
road), signposted from Cumhuriyet Caddesi north of the tourist office. Soft drinks are
available from the stalls by the car park, albeit at a premium.
A Roman bazaar street, once lined with shops, leads from the entrance to the centre,
where you'll see the base of a column carved with snakes, the symbol of Asclepios (Aes-

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