Sivrihisar
Sivrihisar (Spalya, or Justianopolis as it was called by the Romans) is an Anatolian town on the main road from Eskisehir to Ankara. Near to the mountain you will find the ruins of an old Armenian church (Kizil Kule) and some old Armenian houses.
The nearby village of Hortu could have been the birthplace of the ?white fool? called Nasreddin Hoca.
Starting at the junction in the village you can easily reach the archaeological town of Pessinus.
Pessinus
Pessinus is an ancient town in Phrygia (Asia Minor). Today it is called Ballihisar and is situated about 13 kilometres from Sivrihisar. It is said that this was the birthplace of the Kybele cult. In the centre of the holy area was a black meteorite which was taken to Rome in 205/4 B.C. A legend says that the first temple of King Midas was erected here in 800 B.C. Still visible are the ruins of the later Hellenistic Temple with its huge stairways.
Since 1967 there have been excavations, undertaken by teams of Belgian archaeologists.
Really impressive are the black contours of the holy mountain of Dindymos. In the next village, called Ballihisar, there is a small museum.