The ruins of the ancient city, located 18 kilometers from Antalya, 2 kilometers from the village of Aksu. According to legend, the city was founded by the soothsayer Calchas after the Trojan War. To avoid raids from the sea, the city was founded 11 kilometers from the coast.
The amphitheater for 12,000 people was built in the first half of the 2nd century. The remains of the walls, which were 12 meters high, have been preserved from Hellenistic times. The southern gate through which visitors enter the city is called the "Roman Gate" and dates from the 4th century BC. Immediately behind them are the Hellenistic gates dating from the 3rd century BC. BC e. Along the edges of the gate there are towers of a rounded shape. Behind the gate is a small U-shaped courtyard with niches in the walls. Excavations have shown that statues of gods, emperors and the founders of the city once stood here.
To the left of the Hellenistic gate was the Roman bath (II century), which was considered the largest bath in Pamphylia. To the right of the Hellenistic gate on an area of ​​75 sq. m. there was an agora (II century). A wide road begins behind the Hellenistic gates. There are columns on both sides of the road, and a water channel once flowed between them. Adjacent to the colonnade were trading shops.