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Saraylar Marble Quarries

Marmara, Balıkesir

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The center of the Prokonnesian marble quarries worked since antiquity, with sarcophagus and column pieces displayed in the open.

Safety warning

Do not enter active marble quarries or areas with heavy machinery.

Its story

Saraylar is a village in the north of Marmara Island where the quarries producing ancient Prokonnesian marble are concentrated. The marble quarried here was shipped in the Roman and Byzantine periods to many Mediterranean cities, above all Istanbul. Unfinished sarcophagi, column shafts and capitals are displayed in the open air in and around the village. The marble works still operating today continue this thousands-of-years-old tradition.

Key facts

Period
Antiquity – present
Admission
Free

Trip purpose

  • Free
  • Photography
  • Quiet

Location

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40.65226, 27.65880

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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmara_Island | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmara_Adas%C4%B1