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The 10 Best Things to do in Pamukkale, Denizli Province
Pristine white cliffs tower over this recently revitalized spa town with its Sacred Pool and calcium-rich mineral springs. The pool is set amid a gorgeous garden, and a teahouse is adjacent. Pamukkale is most pleasant once the crowds of summer have departed, but temperatures have not yet plummeted.
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1. Pamukkale Thermal Pools
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4.5 based on 7,622 reviews
Reviewed By colonial23 - County Galway, Ireland
Turkey is the most beautiful country naturally in the world. You can argue for New Zealand but no way. No other country has more natural beauty packed into one space. Surrounded by five seas:Black, Bosporus, Marmara Aegean and the Mediterranean, Turkey is also blessed with mountains with spice-like striations, tons of glacial lakes like Uzungol, snow capped mountains tumbling into the sea on the exquisite unparalleled Black Sea coast, waterfalls everywhere in Anatolia, and travertines such as this one in Pammukkale. This place with natural turquoise pools and white stone looks like a more beautiful version of the moon. There is also an impeccable island with swans in a lake adjoining. Pammukkale is not to be missed if your desire is to see THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES in the world.
2. Anatolia Cemetery
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4.5 based on 146 reviews
Reviewed By YuriDm - St. Petersburg, Russia
The place where you may touch history in a direct meaning of a word - noone limits your moves on the territory. And truly many tombs are well-preserved.
3. Amphitheatre
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4.5 based on 1,491 reviews
Reviewed By VadimM67 - Murmansk, Russia
When tourists write how the amphitheater is well preserved you can only smile. If you look at the photo from 1957, you can see that only the back wall is partially preserved, and in front of it is a pile of debris and a grass-covered stage. Asia minor is a seismically active region and Hierapolis was destroyed by an earthquake in Roman times. Recurring earthquakes destroyed ancient ruins until the great Thracian earthquake toppled the remains of the ancient city in 1354. This" well-preserved " amphitheater is the result of half a century of work by Italian archaeologists from the so-called MAIER mission. Only the clearing of the ground of the auditorium and the orchestra lasted from 1957 to 1980! This is the most important stage, because you can disrupt the cultural layers, distort the Dating of the wreckage and ultimately not build an amphitheater as it was under the Emperor Septimius Severus. A sad example is the excavation of Troy by the world's most famous architect Heinrich Schliemann, who unearthed Troy, but not Homer's, skipping it in a fit of excitement. Therefore, several generations of Italian archaeologists initially led by Paolo Veronese (interesting coincidence?) they worked here for a long, long time. Veronese made an important decision to lay out all the artifacts found near the theater, then catalog and collect them. The cataloging of artefacts took place twice in Turin, because the number of marble elements that once made up the frontescena in the theater of Septimius Cervera is estimated at four thousand pieces. The most impressive element of the theater-porticos with columns frontescena didn`t exist in 2007, only the back wall of stone blocks.
4. Hierapolis & Pamukkale
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4.5 based on 3,437 reviews
Reviewed By nyclaurent - Paris, France
Those two sites that are next to each other, will brings u in another dimension . The Natural pools , as known also as the cotton Castle, are simply amazing to watch and u can take a bath if u want in the numerous pool builds for the tourists and overlooking the splendid panorama. The white and light blue will catch u eyes . Then on the way to visit Hierapolis u can stop at the cleopatra bath/pool and site on antic Greek columns drawn on the bottom of the pools . And then comes the ancient ruins of Hierapolis where u will see remains of a thermal city destroyed on 60 by an earthquake :( We took a flight from Istambul to Denizli then found a “ private “ shuttle to the site . Flight was about 60$ and shuttle 70Tl. The entrance fee is for both sites and really affordable
5. Pamukkale Natural Park
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4.5 based on 1,269 reviews
Reviewed By ramilk2013 - Moscow, Russia
Pamukkale is a fantastically pleasant place. There are wonderful travertines for taking natural baths, mineral water pools, an archaeological Museum and the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis, as well as a modern customer service infrastructure. In my opinion, the place deserves at least two days of stay, because there are many attractions around. We were with small children in the first decade of September. It was very hot in the afternoon up to 37 degrees Celsius. I advise you to cover your head and shoulders from the sun.
6. Kaklik Cave
7. HalIcI Ahmet Urkay Arkeoloji ve Etnografya Muzesi
8. Cleopatra Pools
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4.0 based on 1,810 reviews
Reviewed By 648dalidab
After walking all over Pamukkale and Hierapolis we found out abput these pools. Ancient Celopatra pool are stunning. It is ancient Roman place and today renovated pools of thermal water with original pieces of history arround you. Inside of pool you will see pillars and ancient columns and you can swimm arround them. We felt like Tomb Raiders :). It is not to touristic place since the entrence is not to cheap but tottaly worth it. I have to say the staff is super polite and friendly.
9. Road to Pamukkale
10. Byzantine Church
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