Hierapolis Ancient City is located at 24 km to Denizli and was founded by the Bergama King Eumenes II on 190 B.C. The city was named after “Hiera” who was the beautiful wife of the legendry hero Telefos and it also means “holy city”. The ancient city of Hierapolis, the original site of Pamukkale, was known as the Holy City in archaeological literature because of the abundance of temples and other religious structures in the area.
Hierapolis was popular for its thermal springs during Hellenistic times, but it was during the Roman period that the city’s reputation as a health centre boomed. The hot springs, with its mineral-rich waters are said to be good for illnesses such as skin diseases, circulation problems, rheumatism, heart diseases, and many other ailments and people flocked here to find relief for their diseases.
The Roman public-bath as one the biggest structures of Hierapolis city serves as Hierapolis Archeology Museum since 1984. In the museum, artifacts discovered during the excavations of Hierapolis as well as artifacts coming from the ancient cities of Laodicea, Colossae, Tripolis and Attuda are exhibited. Archeological relics found in the Beycesultan Mound as the most beautiful examples of Bronze Age make an important part of the museum. Some artifacts found in certain settlements located at Hickory, Pisidia and Lidia regions are also exhibited in the Hierapolis Museum.
Pamukkale appears in almost every list of places to be seen before you die and visited by almost two million tourists each year. Pamukkale is a place where nature assumed the role of artist and created such majestic beauty. The white travertine cascades resembling frozen waterfalls and terraces of shallow pools were created by the waters of thermal springs reacting with the air. Its allure first noticed by the Romans.
Pamukkale appears in almost every list of places to be seen before you die and visited by almost two million tourists each year. Pamukkale is a place where nature assumed the role of artist and created such majestic beauty. The white travertine cascades resembling frozen waterfalls and terraces of shallow pools were created by the waters of thermal springs reacting with the air. Its allure first noticed by the Romans.
Hierapolis Ancient City is located at 24 km to Denizli and was founded by the Bergama King Eumenes II on 190 B.C. The city was named after “Hiera” who was the beautiful wife of the legendry hero Telefos and it also means “holy city”. The ancient city of Hierapolis, the original site of Pamukkale, was known as the Holy City in archaeological literature because of the abundance of temples and other religious structures in the area.
Hierapolis was popular for its thermal springs during Hellenistic times, but it was during the Roman period that the city’s reputation as a health centre boomed. The hot springs, with its mineral-rich waters are said to be good for illnesses such as skin diseases, circulation problems, rheumatism, heart diseases, and many other ailments and people flocked here to find relief for their diseases.
The Roman public-bath as one the biggest structures of Hierapolis city serves as Hierapolis Archeology Museum since 1984. In the museum, artifacts discovered during the excavations of Hierapolis as well as artifacts coming from the ancient cities of Laodicea, Colossae, Tripolis and Attuda are exhibited. Archeological relics found in the Beycesultan Mound as the most beautiful examples of Bronze Age make an important part of the museum. Some artifacts found in certain settlements located at Hickory, Pisidia and Lidia regions are also exhibited in the Hierapolis Museum.
