Pamukkale

Pamukkale lies about 220 kilometres north-east of Marmaris, a three-and-a-half-hour drive over the mountains. A guided day tour with harbour or hotel pickup is the direct way to reach the travertines and Hierapolis, with the bus via Denizli and self-drive as the alternatives. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers getting to … Read more

Laodicea on the Lycus is a great Greco-Roman city 10 kilometres from Pamukkale and 6 kilometres from Denizli, one of the best-restored ancient sites in Turkey and one of the Seven Churches of Revelation, famous for the rebuke of its “lukewarm” faith. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Laodicea in full: … Read more

Pamukkale lies about 200 kilometres north-east of Fethiye, a three-hour drive over the mountains. A guided day tour with hotel pickup is the direct way to reach the travertines and Hierapolis, with the bus via Denizli and self-drive as the alternatives. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers getting to Pamukkale from … Read more

The theatre of Hierapolis is one of the best-preserved Roman theatres in Anatolia, cut into the hillside above the Pamukkale travertines, seating about 12,000 spectators before an ornate marble stage building of columns, niches and reliefs. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the theatre of Hierapolis in full: what it is … Read more

The Plutonium of Hierapolis is the Ploutonion, the sanctuary of Pluto known as the “gate to hell”: a cave beside the Temple of Apollo that vents lethal carbon-dioxide gas from the fault beneath the plateau of Pamukkale. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the Plutonium of Hierapolis in full: what it … Read more

An Ephesus and Pamukkale tour joins Turkey’s two headline sites — the ancient city of Ephesus near the coast and the white travertines of Pamukkale with ancient Hierapolis inland — on a two-day trip across the 190 kilometres between them. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the Ephesus and Pamukkale tour … Read more

Where to stay in Pamukkale comes down to three bases: Pamukkale village at the foot of the terraces for walkability, Karahayit 5 kilometres north for its red-spring thermal resorts, and Denizli 20 kilometres away for the city and transport. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers where to stay in Pamukkale in … Read more

A Pamukkale ticket is a single combined entrance to the travertine terraces and the whole ancient city of Hierapolis, bought at the gate or online, with the Cleopatra Pool swim charged as a separate fee on top. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers Pamukkale tickets in full: the entrance fee and … Read more

The best time to visit Pamukkale is spring, from April to May, and autumn, from September to October, when the weather is warm but mild and the crowds thin between the peak summer heat and the wet winter. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the best time to visit Pamukkale in … Read more

Pamukkale lies about 230 kilometres north-west of Antalya, a three-and-a-half to four-hour drive over the Taurus mountains. A guided day tour with hotel pickup is the direct way to reach the travertines and Hierapolis, with the intercity bus and self-drive as the independent routes. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers getting … Read more

The Pamukkale hot air balloon ride lifts off at first light for a 45-to-60-minute sunrise flight over the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale and the ruins of Hierapolis, with the terraces glowing under the dawn light. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers the Pamukkale hot air balloon in full: what the … Read more

Pamukkale lies about 250 kilometres east of Izmir, a three-hour drive. A guided day tour with hotel pickup is the direct way to reach the travertines and Hierapolis, with the intercity bus, the train and self-drive as the independent alternatives. Plan the whole trip with Greece Tours. This guide covers getting to Pamukkale from Izmir … Read more