The 137 room Palace of Vouni was built on a hilltop by the Phoenician pro-Persian king of Marion to watch over the pro-Greek city of Soli, following an unsuccessful revolt of the latter against the Persians in 498 BC. It was the headquarters of a garrison and consisted of state apartments, large storerooms and bathrooms.

Soli is noted as the place St. Mark was baptised by St. Auxibius in the Christian world. The Roman Theatre was built on the site of a Greek theatre between the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D. The original capacity of the theatre was 4000; the stage building has two storeys and is decorated with marble and statues. A temple dedicated to Aphrodite has been discovered on a hill to the west of the theatre.