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Pergamon Acropolis

Pergamon rivaled Alexandria for knowledge; on the ancient Acropolis where Dionysus once had temples, the region still grows grapes near 2,000-year-old ruins on the Aegean's northern edge.

What to do there

TourPergamon AcropolisThe dramatic hilltop acropolis of Pergamon rivals Athens. Home to one of antiquity's greatest libraries (200,000 scrolls), a stunning theatre carved into the hillside, and the Asclepion healing center where wine was prescribed as medicine.

Wineries nearby

Winery Pergamon Ancient Wine Vessels Bergama's museums hold 2,000-year-old wine amphoras from Pergamon's golden era; outside, the vineyards that filled those vessels still grow on the same slopes overlooking the Aegean.