Bathonea Archeological Park

Bathonea Archeological Park is in Avcılar, Istanbul. Bathonea Archeological Park is situated nearby to the archaeological site The ruins of the lost city of Bathonea, as well as near the suburb Tahtakale.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The ruins of the lost city of Bathonea and Halkalı railway station.

The ruins of the lost city of Bathonea

Archaeological site

Bathonea is the probable name of a local community division known as a hekatostys of Byzantion or Rhegion that has generated considerable archaeological interest after being erroneously promoted as a "lost" city. The ruins of the lost city of Bathonea is situated 140 metres north of Bathonea Archeological Park.

Halkalı railway station

Railway station

Photo: Alikam1896, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Halkalı station is the westernmost station on the Marmaray line as well as in Istanbul. The station also services regional trains to Edirne, Uzunköprü, Çerkezköy and international trains to Sofia. Halkalı railway station is situated 3 km southeast of Bathonea Archeological Park.

Melantias

Archaeological site

Melantias, often also Melantiada, Melentiana, Melitias, or Melitiada, was a settlement in Eastern Thrace in Roman and Byzantine times, near the city of Constantinople. Melantias is situated 3 km north of Bathonea Archeological Park.