Pamukkale, Turkish Natural Beauty and Ancient Greek History

Pamukkale, Turkish for “cotton castle” is a city with two amazing draws for any visitor, hot springs and an ancient Greek city.

Hierapolis (Holy City), is an ancient Greek resort city, built in the 2nd century BC for medical treatment of patients in the hot springs. The main street and main gates still remain, along with a necropolis for burying the patients that weren’t quite healed (pictured above).

The theatre of Hierapolis, with seating capacity of 15,000 is currently being restored to its former glory.

 

The hot springs bubble out onto travertines, white terraces that look like snow fall from far away.

The springs bubble around some of the buildings of Hierapolis, enveloping them in a fog.

 

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