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PAMUKKALE ( COTTON CASTLE)One of the nature wonders of Turkey…
The ancient name of Pamukkale is Hieropolis which is located 17 kilometers to the North of Denizli. It has a height of 1840 meters,360 meters above the sea. Pammukale means Cotton Castle in Turkish and it gets it name from lovely travertines that flow down the hillside from hot springs, leaving behind a soft white snow of calcium carbonate and bisodium carbonate. You can bath in the pools as you walk up to the ancient city of Hieropolis, with its own Necropolis.
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TOUR PROGRAM
• Pick up from Reishan Hotel at 06.00 hrs.
• 4 hours coach journey to Pamukkale
.Visit the ancient city Hierapolis for one hour(see the rock tombs, The Agora, The Theatre, The Roman Baths, The Temple of Apolla etc.)
• Visit the travertines for one hour
• Stop at the Cleopatra thermal pool for one hour
• Lunch stop for one hour(included in the price)
• 4 hours coach journey back to Bodrum
• 1/2 hour stop off on the way
• Back to your hotel around 21.00 hrs. |
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WHAT IS INCLUDED |
PRICES |
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Transfer by air conditioned coach from and to Reishan Hotel
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Professional Tourist Guide(They will speak English, German, French, Russian)
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Entrance fees (Except Cleopatra Pool)
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Lunch
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Insurance
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Please note:
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As you will be walking for a long time, we suggest you to wear comfortable shoes.
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Do not forget to take your camera with you.
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As it is too hot especially during summer time we suggest you to take hats and
sunglasses with you.
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As you might want to take a dip in hot springs or swim in the pool do not forget to bring your swimming suites.
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We advise you to take some money or a credit card with you. |
TOUR DAYS: Every Monday and Friday
34 € / 23 £ PER PERSON
Children under 6 is free, 7–12 half price |
At the top of the hill, you can see the Turkish country side for miles and there is a bathing pool, the water is hot and fizzy. It is a privilage to swim in the pool which is located over the ruined temple of Apollo over tumbled-down marble pillars. It is said that Cleopatra swam here also.
Pamukkale is one of the most remarkable natural sites with its cotton white plateaus, sky blue waters topping of the shallow pools and gently cascading down the drape-like stalagmites onto the lower levels for over 300 feet. Romans used this well known mineral rich, hot volcanic spring water as a natural spa for its therapeutic powers. The great baths which serve as a museum today were constructed in the 2nd century.
In Hierapolis there is a Byzantine church, ruins of Apollo Temple, Nymphaion (a 4th century fountain) and a Necropolis with more than 1,000 cut stone sarcophagi and tombs. The Martyrium of St. Philip and a colonnaded street erected by Domitian are also located in Pamukkale.
Pamukkale means Cotton Castle in Turkish and it gets it name from lovely travertines that flow down the hillside from hot springs, leaving behind a soft white snow of calcium carbonate and bisodium carbonate.
Pamukkale, Hieropolis has a history which dates back to 10 thousand years before. As it was believed that the thermal water flows here cures the diseases it had been an important city of health, religious and art for centuries. It is known that Hieropolis was built in 190 B.C. by Bergamon King Eumenes II, and named after his wife Hiera.
See this natural wonder. A stunning fairyland of white terraces. Over thousand of years hot mineral waters have flowed out of the earth and cascaded down the cliff. These waters rich in calcium have solidified into dazzling white travertines, petrified white waterfalls with layers of small pools filled with the calcium rich, warm mineral water.
These waters have been famous throughout the years for their healing properties and you can bathe in them at the ancient roman pool.
The impressive ruins of which can be seen along with probably the largest necropolis in Turkey with its thousands of tombs.
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