P A M U K K A L E & H I E R O P O L I S
Turkey
Hierapolis is an ancient Roman spa city founded around 190 B.C. Ruins there include a well-preserved theatre and a necropolis with sarcophagi that stretch for 2km. The Antique Pool also called Cleopatras pool, is famous for its submerged Roman columns as the result of an earthquake.
Pamukkale Antique Pool is a natural wonder and UNESCO World Heritage site is located in the ancient city of Hierapolis. The warm mineral-rich “champagne water” that fills the pool sits just under 100°F and is believed to have therapeutic healing properties.
You do pay a fee on top of the price of admission but being able to swim between ancient columns and amongst the marble ruins in this beautifully historical warm, mineral infused water is not to be missed!
This whole site is extremely large, we did an excursion which was approximately a 3.5 hour drive from where we were staying (a very early start 🤪) and we had 3 hours once we got in to explore alone and go where we wanted. We started off at the pool then took a walk past the museum to see the Pamakkule which stands for “cotton palace” an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced basins. (Will share photos of this later)
Once we had been in a few of the white basins, we grabbed an ice cream in the shade as it was so hot, and then walked around taking in the beautiful sites of the old ruins, up to the theatre. This was up hill and was a little hard with the heat & pushchair but we made it!
Finally we stopped for some lunch on the way back which was included in the tour (and very delicious) then headed back ready for an early night!
Oh it was also my birthday 🥳 I felt very blessed to be experiencing all this with my family 🤍 we had another early start the next day as had an all day boat trip. Safe to say we were fairly tired!
Where is the most spectacular place you have visited? Let me know in the comments below!
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