BEHRAMKALE (ASSOS)

The beginnings of a city in Assos came before the first millennium B.C. Later, an Ionian colony from Lesbos settled here. Aristotle taught here for three years. Behramkale is a picturesque seaside town to the north of Izmir, by the Edremit Bay in the north Aegean. Its history goes back to the 8th century B.C. A nice example of ''Doric'' style columns is seen in Behramkale's Athena Temple and the city walls are in very good condition. Possible to see lookout towers, the theater, gymnasium and agora.