Maybe most of you have been to “Denizli”, the land of historical natural beauties, but in your opinion, have you discovered all the things that are indispensable and should not be returned without being done? This article is a compressed Denizli Travel Guide that can fit in one day. After reading this all you have to do is buy tickets for the weekend and hit the road. If you still do not plan a weekend trip to Denizli, it is your loss, let me tell you in advance.
An interesting information at the beginning: According to rumors Denizli’s name comes from Domuzlu. Pigs used to live on this piece of rock, which used to be an earthquake zone and floated on hot water.. Over time, there has been a transition from Domuzlu to Denizli.
Transportation: Visitors within close range can already travel by car. So, what will those who set out for a weekend getaway from Istanbul like us do? Address: Denizli Çardak Airport, which was used only as a military airport and later opened to civilian flights. There are 3-4 flights a day with THY.. Friday evening departure and Sunday evening return is again the sweetest
. But in case you go on a Saturday evening with a little price, you will have enough time to implement our plan.
Airport Transportation: Denizli Çardak Airport to the city center You can use the bus for transportation or you can rent a private car if you are traveling with 2-3 people.. Since we were 3 people, we preferred to rent an airport taxi.. So we were able to go as far as our house.. Price is 30 TL per person. Maximum 3 people can get in the car, even if you go alone, you share the car with others.. You can arrange an airport taxi at 537 305 4545. Since the distance from the airport to the city center is 70 km, it takes a little bit, but you will have to endure it, too.
Intra-City Transportation: By bus to everywhere in Denizli there is transportation. But my time is short, if you don’t want to waste your time, I suggest you rent a car.. Because even though the distances are not very far, the distances vary between half an hour and 40 minutes by car.
Accommodation: We are guests at the house of a local friend of Denizli. We did not stay at the hotel as we went with the quota. Click here for your hotel preferences.
Things That Should Not Be Done in Denizli
– Hierapolis Ancient City – Going to the Ancient Theatre – Walking in the hot healing waters of Pamukkale Travertines with bland feet – Swimming with historical ruins in the Ancient Pool of Cleopatra – A bird’s eye view of Denizli from 1400 m with the cable car – Eating Denizli kebab
Places to Visit in Denizli:
Beginning the day our first stop Denizli Cable Car Bağbaşı PlateauThe cable car stays in the opposite direction to Pamukkale. This is the first stop
to enjoy the cable car and the plateau without getting caught in the crowd, and to spend the whole afternoon in Pamukkale.
Cable car
Cable car fee is 6 TL. It serves between 10:00 – 23:00 on weekdays and 09:00 – 23:00 on weekends.. Normally, the cabins are for 8 people, but if you are one of the first to drop in there like us, you can enjoy the view comfortably in your own cabin as it is not crowded. There is a cafe where you can drink. The scenery here is magnificent. If you wish, you can go to the plateau by minibuses departing from where you get off the cable car, and hang out at the eating and drinking places there.. I invite you to an oxygen coma for the mountain air.
Denizli Cable Car Bağbaşı Plateau
Yes, we got off the cable car, we were hungry too.. E It’s touristy in Pamukkale anyway, it’s hard to eat and drink, then let’s go to the center, let’s have a Denizli Kebab, what do you say?
Denizli center Bayramyeri ‘ when you come, you will see many kebab shops around. The oldest and most famous is Kebapçı Enver. He entered the 100-year-old restaurants book.. Since Denizli Kebab is eaten by hand, those who ask for cutlery are beaten inside.. Just kidding, eat it by hand without saying it’s greasy or anything.. We 3 people ate 1 kilo of meat. We drank Zafer Gazoz, Denizli’s magnificent soda, with it.. Acidic sugar is exactly ten. It is not sold in the markets, but inquire about the problem, if you can find it, bring a few crates.. We ate and drank for 3 people and paid 130 TL account at Enver Usta.
After dinner, you can sit in small shabby chairs at the coffee shop right behind Enver Usta, or drink your foamy coffee in the center. You can bury the Semolina Halva in the sweet shops of the area.
We’ve had our fill, now it’s time to hit the road. Our afternoon will be spent entirely in the Ancient City of Hierapolis.. Pamukkale Travertines, Cleopatra Antique Pool are all located in Hierapolis. We are in Pamukkale after half an hour and 40 minutes drive from the city center.
We enter Pamukkale from the South Gate. You can pose on the green screen at Pamukkale Foto located at the entrance and have perfect poses at the Ancient Theater or Travertines.. After the photographer, you may realize that you haven’t bought the delicious pomegranate juice of Pamukkale and drank pomegranate juice until now.
Introduction to the Ancient City of Hierapolis 35 TL. Museum Card valid at the entrance. As you enter through the South Gate, there is the Ancient Theater on the right side.. You’ll sweat a little uphill, but the beauty you see will be worth it.
So what’s the history of this city?
Hierapolis, during the reign of Roman Emperor Nero, AD. A city that maintained its original texture by adhering to the Hellenistic urbanization principles until the great earthquake in 60.. Since it is located on the earthquake belt, it has been badly damaged by the Nero period earthquake and has been completely renovated.. After the earthquakes it experienced one after another, it lost all its Hellenistic character and took the appearance of a typical Roman city. Hierapolis became a very important center in the Byzantine period after the Roman period.. This importance, M.S.. 4. It has been a center of Christianity since the 19th century and A.D.. It is due to the murder of Philip
, one of Jesus’ apostles, here in the 80’s.. MS. Hierapolis, which passed under the rule of Byzantium in 395, became the center of the Diocese.. 12. Towards the end of the 19th century, it remained within the borders of the Anatolian Seljuks.
Theatre The population of the city is estimated to be between 95,000-100,000, since its capacity is 9,500 people. is being done. It is understood from the difference in elevation in the design of the theater that gladiator fights were held here.. Again, there are traces of Bergama Stonemasonry everywhere.
Hierapolis Antique Theater
Let Pamukkale Travertines be your next stop after the theater. Take a bag with you to put your shoes.. We can say that travertines, which lost their whiteness and darkened relatively as a result of the abuse of people for a period, have now been saved and returned to their old days.. But there is serious protection in the region to ensure its continuity.. For this reason, there is no such thing as free movement everywhere.
Pamukkale Travertines
How are these Travertines formed?
Travertine is a rock formed by precipitation as a result of chemical reaction. This spring, which has been used since ancient times, has 17 hot water areas with temperatures between 35-100 C. During the contact of the water with a high amount of Calcium Hydrocarbonate, which comes out of the source at a temperature of 35.6 C, with the oxygen in the air, Carbon Dioxide and Carbon monoxide fly away, and calcium carbonate precipitates and causes the formation of travertine.. Although the precipitate is gel in the first place, it hardens over time and travertines are formed.
Pamukkale Travertines
After leaving the travertines, we head towards the indispensable Ancient Pool Cleopatra. There is an additional fee of 32 TL to enter here.. You can easily change your clothes in the dressing cabins.. You can rent a locker for a deposit of 10 TL and keep your belongings here.. Do not leave the food and beverage business to the cafeteria in the pool because it is very expensive.. Don’t forget to bring a bag to put wet swimsuits at the exit.
M.S.. 7. earthquake in century. The portico, which was built in the Ionic order of the civil agora next to the colonnaded street, collapsed into the pool formed in the fracture caused by this earthquake.. Antique Pool, besides having a relaxing effect due to the temperature of the water, is also effective in curing many diseases.. The water of the Antique Pool is very good for heart disease, atherosclerosis, blood pressure, rheumatism, skin, eye, rickets, paralysis, nerve and vascular diseases, and for spasm stomachs when drunk.. Don’t drink though
And rumor has it that Cleopatra wasn’t such a beautiful chick before she entered the Cleopatra Pool.. It got beautiful. Let’s take the ladies like this
Pamukkale Cleopatra Antique Pool
If you have time, try to visit the Laodikeia Ancient City, which is 5 km away from Hierapolis. Hot spring lovers can stop by the Karahayıt Thermal Springs, which is also very close to here.
After completing our tour of the Ancient City of Hierapolis, for dinner. We are at strong>Garson Şükrü’s Yeri. Kebabs and appetizers are amazing here. When the man was a waiter, he expanded the business and came here.. He still takes care of his customers by serving himself.
Finally, he says don’t leave without trying the beautiful Pamukkale wines, and while our 15 towns across Turkey are in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pamukkale is one of them. I hope you enjoy it to the fullest.
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