Informazioni generali
Destinazione |
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Kusadasi, Turchia |
Il programma nel dettaglio
You will receive a guided sightseeing tour with air-conditioned transport. Your guide will meet you at the arrival’s gate of the port with a sign your name is written on or at the hotel lobby, then be driven to the sites.
Highlights:
The ancient Greco-Roman city of Hierapolis, now a UNESCO World Heritage site, as well as Pamukkale famous white travertines (calcium pools) have been used as a spa since the 2nd century BCE, with people travelling great distances to soothe their ailments or retire here.
The impressive Necropolis, the largest graveyard in the ancient world, with over 1200 tombs attest to the importance of Hierapolis in ancient times. Your Pamukkale day tour begins with a visit to the red springs in the nearby village of Karahayit.
We then enter Hierapolis from the North Gate, visiting the Necropolis, Bath and Basilica, Frontinus Gate, Frontinus Street, Latrina, Northern Byzantine Gate, Fountain of the Tritons and the Temple of Apollon. You will be given free time to swim in the Cleopatra Antique Thermal Pool (admission fee extra) and will finish the Hierapolis portion of the tour with a visit to the large and well-preserved Theatre.
We finish the tour with a visit to the Travertines (white calcium pools) where you will have time to take pictures and wade in the water. After leaving the site, then you will be dropped back to the port or your hotel
Note: The carpet demonstration is optional and guests not wanting to attend can use the time to stroll, shop or purchase refreshments.