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Gerga 

The road that turns east six kilometres along the Çine-Muğla highway towards the Madran Mountains reaches the village of Kırsakallar after a further fifteen kilometres. By finding a guide from this village you can visit the remains of Gerga. The ruins of Gerga could be described as being one of the strangest settlement areas in Turkey. At the entrance to the ancient city all the rocks have directions inscribed on them. Most of these inscriptions are in Greek except one, which is in Latin. At the beginning of the Roman era, it was a time of safety under the leadership of the community’s founder, Gerga. The people of the village erected a statue of a mother goddess and built tombs, and fountains around it. The locals would have been predominantly occupied with agriculture in the lands surrounding the village. On some rocks the sign Gergakome was drawn to illustrate the name Gerga. The village is thought to have been under the rule of Alabanda. It is also possible to reach Gerga by walking northwards from İncekemer, located on the Muğla highway.