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UNESCO World Heritage - Cultural Sites

Recommended sightseeing time:2-3 hours

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Pamukkale, Denizli Province, TurkeyMap

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Pamukkale is a town in western Turkey known for the mineral-rich thermal waters flowing down white travertine terraces on a nearby hillside. It neighbors Hierapolis, an ancient Roman spa city founded around 190 B.C. Ruins there include a well-preserved theater and a necropolis with sarcophagi that stretch for 2km. The Antique Pool is famous for its submerged Roman columns, the result of an earthquake.

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Pamukkale is located 19 kilometers north of Denizli, Turkey. In Turkish, Pamuk means cotton and Kale means castle, so Pamukkale is called Pamukkale. This is a well-known hot spring resort. There are not only natural hot springs for thousands of years, but also these strange cotton-like hills, which are actually hard limestone. In 1988 Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis on top of it were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The unique stepped "cotton" hill Pamukkale has a very unique landscape. The hot spring flows down from the top of the cave, scouring the hillside into a stepped shape, and the spring water at the platform accumulates into small ponds. Looking down from the top, the square hot spring platform is like a A mirror reflects the blue sky and white clouds. Looking up from the bottom, it looks like a volcano that has just erupted, with white lava covering the entire hillside, which is quite spectacular. The unique scenery has attracted many photographers from all over the world. The hot spring resort where Cleopatra has soaked is the white Pamukkale with mountains and water. It has been a spa resort since the Greek era. It is said that Cleopatra once also soaked in hot springs here. The water temperature here remains between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius all year round, and the pH of the water is about 6. According to scientific identification, spring water is rich in minerals such as calcium and magnesium, and can also be drunk directly. There is an endless stream of tourists who come to the hot springs, especially some European and American tourists who often come to the hot springs with their families. Tourists usually enter from the north gate of the scenic spot, and can see relics such as the Chengbei Cemetery (more than 1,000 tombs), the Beida Bathroom (the core building of the ancient city) and the Domitian Arch. A church and water temple can be seen across the market, and near the south gate are the ruins of the Temple of the Sun and an amphitheatre. You can first visit the ancient city of Hierapolis, the ancient city south down the hillside is Pamukkale. In the evening, you can enjoy the sunset view of Pamukkale. The more beautiful area of Pamukkale is on the way up from the entrance. Generally, there will be more and more people in the morning, and then gradually decrease in the evening, so if you arrive in the afternoon, you can go later and enjoy the sunset. The white rock face is tinted by the sunlight, while the water waves in the rock face record the strange colors of the sky.

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Syed Hussen

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Reviewed on Jun 26, 2023

Meraki_i_travel

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Li Turkey must go to both attractions - Pamukkale! But the weather was numb that day, the wind and the sun were beautiful at the beginning, but after two or three hours, there was no la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la And by the way, mention the Pamukkale water system warm marriage! The same buried south gate can enter the language department earlier than 8:00 㗎.

Reviewed on May 23, 2023

보라군

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Where lime hot springs and ruins coexist ... Let's look around the ruins for about an hour and relieve fatigue in the hot spring water.

Reviewed on Nov 27, 2022

Shajaanmuazshaheem

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Pamukkale, located approximately 600 kilometers from Istanbul, is a mesmerizing natural wonder. The cascading white terraces of mineral-rich thermal waters are truly breathtaking. The surreal landscape, with its turquoise pools and limestone formations, is a sight to behold. A must-visit destination for its unique beauty and rejuvenating hot springs.

Reviewed on Dec 26, 2023

Sarah Hs

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Pamukkale is the most well-known natural wonder in Turkey except Cappadocia. The lime shed is a rare special landscape in the world. It resembles the white lime shed hot spring waterfall of the cotton castle. The snow-white cotton terraced house was listed as a world heritage site in 1988. Each year, millions of tourists are invited to visit.

Reviewed on Jan 12, 2018

狮子国女王

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Cotton Fort - The name I know too well, I've been looking forward to it for too long. Really saw her, or was shocked by her beauty, this is a gift from nature to mankind, like cotton white hills, was split into various shapes by ghost axe, terraced, flat like a mirror, with countless patterns, barefoot walking on it, feeling the temperature of hot spring water, this is a memorable wonderful moment.

Reviewed on Dec 9, 2016

陈hh🍊

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The words "Cotton Fort" have long been remembered in my mind. Many people say that Cotton Fort is very similar to Huanglong in Sichuan, even less beautiful than Huanglong. However, when I came to the cotton castle in person, I was amazed that the cotton castle was really beautiful, and the scenery was different from that of Huanglong. White rocks, warm water, this is my first impression of Cotton Castle. If you want to enter the Cotton Fort scenic spot, you must have slippers. But Cotton Castle is a group of rocks, under the feet are all kinds of unknown small stones, so walking up is very feet, and even some pain, plus a variety of volcanic mud and water, so the stones are very slippery, walking must be careful, careful. Although the road is difficult, but it can not prevent us from moving forward. The farther we go, the less people there are, the more beautiful the scenery will be. Of course, the cotton Fort scenic spot is very sunny. We must take good protective measures.

Reviewed on May 5, 2016