King Midas's city, "Gordion"
We
will start our journey to Gordion at 8.00 am. in the morning. The journey to Gordion
will take around 2,5 hours.
The city of the king Midas, Gordion is 75 km west of Ankara. This 9th century
B.C. Phrygian site is famous with its monumental burials called Tumuli. The largest
Tumulus is approximately 300 meters in diameter and 55 meters in height.
The well-known legends of Golden Touch and the Gordion Knot were told here for
centuries and passed from generation to generation. It is believed that Alexander
the Great cut through the knot here with his sword in the winter of 334/333 B.C.
There is a museum that is full of handcrafts and burial gifts found at the site
as well. We are going to take our lunch boxes with us and enjoy a picnic while
we are visiting the historical city of Gordion. Completing our journey we will
return back to Ankara.
Tour
Price-100 euro per person