Aigai is an ancient city that was founded in the 8th century BC and lived for about 1000 years. It contains beautiful magnificent and technically advanced examples of stone architecture of the Ancient Period. Today almost untouched it awaits its visitors on a hill covered with natural vegetation consisting of wild olive trees and oaks.

Archaeological excavations in Aigai located in the Yunusemre district of Manisa only 14 kilometers from the Aegean Sea began quite recently in 2004. Nevertheless significant results have already been obtained. Aigai has begun to break free from its loneliness. Some questions about the city have already been answered. However there are still unanswered questions and many more have emerged. In other words Aigai is an intriguing city still untouched and with many secrets. But its also very eager to tell its story. To share the sounds of its streets the smells of its buildings the habits of its people the deeds of the states that ruled the shadows that have fallen on its walls to us today's people.