It may be safe to drink, but I'm not taking any risk

Jars of saffron which this region seem to have quantities of

Looking back at Pergamon on the hill

Market stalls

Pergamon on the hill

Saffron stall

Souvenir headgear

Spot where Galen started his herbal treatment

Spring water at Asklepieion

Spring water pond

Spring water pond, but unfortunately with litter in it

The 3,500 seat Roman theatre at Asklepieion

The aliens have got Tony

The Sacred Way with view towards Pergamum

This column with two serpents is a symbol of medicine. Snakes renew their bodies by shedding skin and hence the belief that snakes have healing power.