📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Our partner is Bergama Municipality, hosting the 5th international voluntary workcamp this year. For more information: http://www.bergama.bel.tr/en/culture-art The area is located in Aegean part, on the west cost line of Turkey, 100km north of Izmir, the third biggest city of Turkey.
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will be renovating the picnic tables, benches, children playground and trekking roads in Kozak Plateau, the recreational area of the town. It is a natural paradise, with the best quality pine nuts and wine grapes. Nearby the working area, hot springs from Roman period and Perperene, the ancient Greek city are located and can be visited. In addition to the renovation work, the volunteers will prepare a photo exhibition to promote cultural heritage and intercultural dialogue. The exhibition work of volunteers will be supported by the workshops on cultural heritage and digital photography by smart phones.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Guest house / local restaurant
📍 About the location
Bergama is the 999th UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE. It is currently known for its cotton, gold and fine carpets and was the ancient Greek and Roman cultural center of Pergamon. The wealth of ancient ruins continues to attract considereable tourist interest today, although its famous Temple has been moved to the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany. Located on a promontory north of the Bakırcay River, 26 km inland from the Aegean Sea, Bergama has a population of about 102,000. The ruins of the ancient city of Pergamon lie to the north and west of the modern city; Roman Pergamon is believed to have sustained a population of approximately 150,000 at its height in the 1st century AD.
Among Bergama's notable ruins are the Sanctuary of Asclepius (or Asclepeion), a temple dedicated to an ancient Greek god of healing, a Greek Theater, and the Red Basilica complex (Kızıl Avlu in Turkish) that straddles the Selinus River, a 2nd-century AD construction likely built by Hadrian. The town also features an archaeological museum.