The Asklepieion

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colonnaded forecourt in the middle of which stands the Altar of Asklepios, a stone bearing the Aesculapian snake and then pass through a large propylon (gateway) into the Sacred Precinct. The northern colonnade, relatively well-preserved with seventeen columns still in place, leads to the from the Library to the Theater set on the slope of the hill. It has been restored and is used for the annual Bergama Festival when classical plays are performed.

A Sacred Well with pool and the incubation rooms were situated in the square which was originally paved with flagstones. The Sacred Precinct was linked by a tunnel to a two-story round building just beyond known as the Temple of Telesphoros. The basement was used for water therapy and incubation. To the north beside the propylon stands the Temple of Asklepios a 20m/65ft high building with a domed roof. Patients had to visit the temple before leaving the sanctuary.

Between Asklepieion and the Bergama Çayi is the Roman city, a site which has only been partially explored. It is covered with silt deposited by the river and a part of the site has been built over.