Hieropolis is Here!
Trip Start
Mar 28, 2008
1
5
8
Trip End
Apr 09, 2008
Where I stayed
Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
The city stretches between a colonnaded street, paved with limestone, known as the Plateia that ran north and south from the southern gateway to the northern Arch of Domitian. In the area one can find a beautiful theater, roman baths, agora, and a variety of temples in various states of ruin/restoration. The Arch of Domitian is particularly impressive with its two round towers and three portals.
There is also a small museum on the site and remains of a Christian Basilica.
Besides the wonderful ruins (and especially the necropolis) we saw beautiful geologic formations of limestone. It is a thermal area and the limestone terraces with hot pools can be seen from miles along with steam billowing from it. It is really pretty spectacular and has been preserved as a UNESCO site (as have all the archaeological sites I’ve mentioned so far).
