PAMUKKALE ($35) - be everything! To be in Turkey and not go to Pamukkale? ! There is an expression in Turkey: Whoever has not been to Pamukkale has not seen Turkey!
Pamukkale in Turkey is a famous natural monument. This place is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It consists of an ancient volcanic plateau, which is located more than 100 m above the valley. There are a lot of thermal springs here, the temperature in which reaches + 45 ° C, and on the slopes there are many streams that form snow-white travertine terraces due to salts. For a long time, the entire slope was covered with a white coating. Water accumulates in the terraces, forming shallow pools. Here are the most unique hot springs with a large proportion of calcium oxide, which contribute to the treatment of many diseases. We do not recommend swimming in travertines - you will see for yourself and the water is stagnant (the smell is not camille) ....
From everyone (probability 99.
9%) guides will require an additional payment of $ 18 for the Cleopatra pool - but in fact the entrance costs 32 lira ($ 11), so don’t take it from the guide, but you can take it yourself on the spot (if you are not afraid to stand in line when we were There was no queue at all.
By the way, usually these guides don’t go with you, but wait before leaving, what a joke….
There is a belief about Cleopatra's pool that the one who swims in this water will become 30 years younger! . Water is about 35-36 degrees. You put your things in the lockers and swim. Everyone refuses to leave the pool!
In general, EVERYONE should go to the Cleopatra pool! We live once! And here to life plus thirty years or from age minus thirty years ...and only for some 32 lira there ...
It is also IMPORTANT to consider that the total time of the tour is about 3 hours, so divide your time into three parts in the following order:
(1) travertines 20-30 minutes (walk about 500 meters from the main street)
(2) Hierapolis (Roman theater) up to 20 minutes (maximum)
(3) Cleopatra pool up to 60 minutes
Guides offer a different order, namely:
(1) Travertine first
(2) then Cleopatra's pool
(3) and at the end of Hierapolis (Roman theater)
which is also convenient for everyone to go through and return to the exit, but we will tell you that after the pool, sawing up the mountains (there is a slope of more than 30 degrees) is not very comfortable, but it is easy to find a way out, since you will be at the highest point and see where, what is located, including the exit.
When swimming in the pool, a photographer will take pictures of you and at the exit you will be offered to buy these photos (we don’t know the price, we think it’s inexpensive).
To the right of the entrance to the pool (maximum 10 meters) on the railing (fence) of the pool there are two taps (red - do not miss it) - be sure to pour this water into an empty bottle from under the water, but DO NOT drink on the tour. Only in the morning the next day NATOSHAK in the room - and immediately within 2-3 minutes you will begin to look younger and lose weight ...
You can also (should) walk around the ancient city of Hierapolis. In good condition are such historical monuments as the Roman theater, founded in the II century. n. e. The stands of this theater once accommodated up to 15 thousand spectators, there is a picturesque colonnade on the main street, there is also the temple of Apollo, the sanctuary of Pluto with a grotto, the baths of Cleopatra, the gates of the arch of Domitian. Also on both sides of the road there are tombs of different eras - this is a necropolis.
Before entering / exiting this entire complex (where there are buses) there are several souvenir shops (in principle, everything is more expensive than everywhere else), but the toilet is free, and there is the most delicious goat milk ice cream (this is not found anywhere else - it costs $ 5 6 balls, but they don’t sell one ball at a time ... ) and also in the central store there are souvenirs made of semi-precious stones for sale.
Also (on this excursion to Hierapolis) you may be offered a trip to a textile factory (bamboo products) from towels to bathrobes - here is the BEST quality and reasonable prices. We compared prices in Kemer and Antalya - there are cheaper ones, but the quality is much worse. So, choose and take what you like. For reference - a blanket (2m x 2.3m) - $ 20. There are no such places anywhere else.
And finally, visiting the wine gallery - it all depends on the mood. Free tasting is good. They offer to buy a bottle of wine for $25 (I'll write again - a bottle of wine for $25!!! ). In supermarkets (for example, in the same Kemer in Carefure - such wine costs 20-23 liras, or in Migras in Antalya, about the same within 20-25 liras). In general, decide for yourself, BUT there were cases, they gave nectar for tasting, tourists bought wine for $ 25 right at the tasting, arrived at the hotel - and there was vinegar (cheated, in short)!
The Turks themselves shout that pomegranate wine is made only in Turkey, as if they had never heard of Israel, Abkhazia and Armenia. Our opinion: the most delicious Turkish wine is melon wine (smells bad, but delicious!! ! ).
AND ANOTHER - the trip (there) is 6.5 hours, back - about 6 hours, so you may not have time for dinner at the hotel. Therefore, on the road, you MUST take water and a few boutiques. Moreover (see above), you need to draw water from the red tap near the Cleopatra pool into an empty bottle from under the water.
On the trip (back and forth) there will be a visit to a cafe and in front of the entrance on the left there is a real teahouse with a low table and a carpet instead of chairs - we saw only here and photos with such an entourage only from here.
Pamukkale in Turkey is a famous natural monument. This place is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It consists of an ancient volcanic plateau, which is located more than 100 m above the valley. There are a lot of thermal springs here, the temperature in which reaches + 45 ° C, and on the slopes there are many streams that form snow-white travertine terraces due to salts. For a long time, the entire slope was covered with a white coating. Water accumulates in the terraces, forming shallow pools. Here are the most unique hot springs with a large proportion of calcium oxide, which contribute to the treatment of many diseases. We do not recommend swimming in travertines - you will see for yourself and the water is stagnant (the smell is not camille) ....
From everyone (probability 99.
9%) guides will require an additional payment of $ 18 for the Cleopatra pool - but in fact the entrance costs 32 lira ($ 11), so don’t take it from the guide, but you can take it yourself on the spot (if you are not afraid to stand in line when we were There was no queue at all.
By the way, usually these guides don’t go with you, but wait before leaving, what a joke….
There is a belief about Cleopatra's pool that the one who swims in this water will become 30 years younger! . Water is about 35-36 degrees. You put your things in the lockers and swim. Everyone refuses to leave the pool!
In general, EVERYONE should go to the Cleopatra pool! We live once! And here to life plus thirty years or from age minus thirty years ...and only for some 32 lira there ...
It is also IMPORTANT to consider that the total time of the tour is about 3 hours, so divide your time into three parts in the following order:
(1) travertines 20-30 minutes (walk about 500 meters from the main street)
(2) Hierapolis (Roman theater) up to 20 minutes (maximum)
(3) Cleopatra pool up to 60 minutes
Guides offer a different order, namely:
(1) Travertine first
(2) then Cleopatra's pool
(3) and at the end of Hierapolis (Roman theater)
which is also convenient for everyone to go through and return to the exit, but we will tell you that after the pool, sawing up the mountains (there is a slope of more than 30 degrees) is not very comfortable, but it is easy to find a way out, since you will be at the highest point and see where, what is located, including the exit.
When swimming in the pool, a photographer will take pictures of you and at the exit you will be offered to buy these photos (we don’t know the price, we think it’s inexpensive).
To the right of the entrance to the pool (maximum 10 meters) on the railing (fence) of the pool there are two taps (red - do not miss it) - be sure to pour this water into an empty bottle from under the water, but DO NOT drink on the tour. Only in the morning the next day NATOSHAK in the room - and immediately within 2-3 minutes you will begin to look younger and lose weight ...
You can also (should) walk around the ancient city of Hierapolis. In good condition are such historical monuments as the Roman theater, founded in the II century. n. e. The stands of this theater once accommodated up to 15 thousand spectators, there is a picturesque colonnade on the main street, there is also the temple of Apollo, the sanctuary of Pluto with a grotto, the baths of Cleopatra, the gates of the arch of Domitian. Also on both sides of the road there are tombs of different eras - this is a necropolis.
Before entering / exiting this entire complex (where there are buses) there are several souvenir shops (in principle, everything is more expensive than everywhere else), but the toilet is free, and there is the most delicious goat milk ice cream (this is not found anywhere else - it costs $ 5 6 balls, but they don’t sell one ball at a time ... ) and also in the central store there are souvenirs made of semi-precious stones for sale.
Also (on this excursion to Hierapolis) you may be offered a trip to a textile factory (bamboo products) from towels to bathrobes - here is the BEST quality and reasonable prices. We compared prices in Kemer and Antalya - there are cheaper ones, but the quality is much worse. So, choose and take what you like. For reference - a blanket (2m x 2.3m) - $ 20. There are no such places anywhere else.
And finally, visiting the wine gallery - it all depends on the mood. Free tasting is good. They offer to buy a bottle of wine for $25 (I'll write again - a bottle of wine for $25!!! ). In supermarkets (for example, in the same Kemer in Carefure - such wine costs 20-23 liras, or in Migras in Antalya, about the same within 20-25 liras). In general, decide for yourself, BUT there were cases, they gave nectar for tasting, tourists bought wine for $ 25 right at the tasting, arrived at the hotel - and there was vinegar (cheated, in short)!
The Turks themselves shout that pomegranate wine is made only in Turkey, as if they had never heard of Israel, Abkhazia and Armenia. Our opinion: the most delicious Turkish wine is melon wine (smells bad, but delicious!! ! ).
AND ANOTHER - the trip (there) is 6.5 hours, back - about 6 hours, so you may not have time for dinner at the hotel. Therefore, on the road, you MUST take water and a few boutiques. Moreover (see above), you need to draw water from the red tap near the Cleopatra pool into an empty bottle from under the water.
On the trip (back and forth) there will be a visit to a cafe and in front of the entrance on the left there is a real teahouse with a low table and a carpet instead of chairs - we saw only here and photos with such an entourage only from here.
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