Hierapolis-Pamukkale (Turkey)

This site is exceptional by virtue of its natural phenomena - warm, heavily mineralized water flowing from springs creating pools and terraces which are visually stunning. It is on this outstanding natural site that Hierapolis, an exceptional example of a Graeco-Roman thermal installation, was established. The Christian monuments of Hierapolis constitute an outstanding example of an early Christian architectural complex.

Pamukkale, which literally means 'cotton castle', is the name the Turks gave to the extraordinary site of Hierapolis. The name was inspired by the preternatural landscape of bizarre forms created by calcite deposits from the hot springs that surface through a fault: mineral forests, petrified cascades and terraced pools of an immense natural nymphaeum. The ancients attributing healing powers to the hot springs (35 °C) equal to their power to metamorphose the landscape, they founded a thermal station on the site in the late 2nd century. The history of Hierapolis followed the same course as many Hellenistic cities in Asia Minor. The Romans acquired full control of it in 129 BC and it prospered under its new rulers. It was a cosmopolitan city where Anatolians, Graeco-Macedonians, Romans and Jews intermingled.

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• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Hierapolis
• Pamukkale
• hot springs
• Turkey
• Greek
• ruins
• nature
• landscapes

[vey2003]

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[eyeworld12]

There ıs a small and well taken care of hotel close by. It ıs a combınatıon of a swıss chalet and mıddle eastern decor. I enjoyed my stay here so very much that I am recommendıng ıt to everyone. The Melrose Hotel  Phone number 90 28 272 22 50

I forgot to mentıon that they are also very reasonable

[telemetry9]

awesome place........