Overview
We will depart from the hotels in Kuşadası is at 8:00 am and; 08:30 am in Selçuk, in Selçuk we will meet our professional guide and we will head to Pamukkale witch will take aproxemately 3 hours time including a toilet and smoke stop for 10-15 minutes.
Hierapolis has been a settlement of different cults and cultures throughout history; and the city is believed to be founded by Eumenies II, the Attalid king of Pergamon at the end of 2nd Century BC; and to have been named after Hiera, the beautiful wife of Telephos, the legendary founder of Pergamon.
We will explore Necropolis, Domitian Gate, Frontinus Street, Agora, North Byzantine Gate, Gymnasium, Fountain with Triton, Apollon Temple, Martyrium of St. Philip and bridge, Column Church, ruins of Plutonium, Latrina and Roman Baths.
The travertines are formed by a multifaceted chemical reaction and subsequent precipitation of various causes and environments. Water springs from the ground with high level of Calcium Hydrocarbonate at a temperature of 35.6 degrees C; and this causes carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide to evaporate and leave calcium carbonate to precipitate and form the travertine.
After Our Hierapolis and travertine tour, you will be transfered to your hotel in Selçuk or Kuşadası around 07:30 pm.
