Red Basilica (Kizil Avlu) Bergama

... truly impressive. After wandering the ruins of the Pergamon Acropolis, we headed back into town and stopped for a picnic lunch at the Red Basilica. This is one of the 7 Churches of the Apocalypse (as mentioned in the Book of Revelations) which is as ...

... , and olives) cost a total of £18.00 for the night.   On Monday we legged it into the old quarter, saw the Red Basilica - a church which, in it's day would have been the size of a cathedral - it started life as an Egyptian cult temple in the 2nd ...

... place. Coming to the end of the afternoon I made the 6km trek back to town on foot, passing the ancient Red Basilica on Bergama's outskirts and then through the markets. Once again I am the town celebrity as it is currently non-Turkish tourist free ...

We enjoyed breakfast on the balcony overlooking the Red Basilica, then headed up to the Pergamon acropolis. The acropolis is an impressively large set of ruins, far more intact than the ruins at Troy, with fortresses, fortified walls, houses, and a ...

... a ground-level garden. I had a shower and nap while the boys checked out the free internet on offer and further explored the Red Basilica. Unfortunately the camera stayed with me, so there aren't too many photos of the Red Basilica ruins. When they got ...

... . That is no longer there but there is a mosque attached to the outside. In the Bible, St. John, Chapter 2, Verse 12 the Red Basilica is described as one of the seven churches of the Apocalypse and as the throne of the devil ..... Gosh I really have ...

... of a Muslim country. We arrived at the Metro Bus station in Bergama and were pleased to see we were right next to the Red Basilica. According to our guide book, the structure was originally built as a temple to Egyptian gods but later, Christians ...

... the site of the Acropolis - which sites at the top of the hill above the modern city. On the way we stopped at The Red Basilica - a complex that was originally built by Hadrian 2nd century) as a place of cult worship (with 8ft statues!!) then it was ...

Overnight at Bergama, Acropolis Inn Visited Acropolis Red ...

... in the morning I felt robust and energetic as Jen and I set out to explore the Greek ruins in Bergama.   First stop: the Red Basilica.  It's actually a large religious complex that contained a huge temple in which Egyptian gods were worshipped ...