Alasehir Attractions

80km/50mi away on the northeastern side of the Bozdaglari lies the town of Alasehir. The surrounding area is reminiscent of Tuscany. The "Bright Town" now occupies the spot where King Attalos II Philadelphos founded the town of Philadelphia (later Neokaisereia) as a frontier fortress. It is mentioned in Revelations (1:11 and 3:7) as one of the Seven Churches of Asia and was the last Byzantine outpost in Asia Minor before succumbing to Bayazit I in 1390. Substantial remains of the medieval town walls can still be seen and there are some sulfur baths close by.