Pamukkale, also called “Castle of Cotton”, offers a highly picturesque and unique mix of natural beauty with its amazing limestone formations. Pamukkale (Hierapolis) is designated as a mix of cultural and natural heritage having outstanding universal value, by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The ancient city of Hierapolis, regarded as a model for spas of the present day, represents the distinctiveness of the place. The ancient remains like the City Walls, Theatre, St. Philip’s Martyrium, Churches, Great Bath Complex, Temple of Apollo, and Necropolis are worth seeing in and around Hierapolis. It is striking that hot springs with therapeutic powers accompany these ruins so harmoniously. This composition of culture and nature creates a marvellous panorama with a unique visual experience attracting many visitors from all around the globe. It is wealth of history that makes Pamukkale a popular tourist destination in Turkey. And All the Turkey tour groups prefer to visit Hierapolis.

Unlike the white water of the lower pools the Antique Pool favoured by Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, is pure clear warm water. Once it was surmounted by a Roman Temple to Apollo with ornate roof held up with Doric columns. Imagine how Cleopatra must have experienced this when you imagine it in it's glory day. Today it is Roman Ruin, but no less spectacular for it. Immerse yourself in the pool and wade carefully around the fallen columns and other Roman artefacts as you soak up the health giving properties of the water!

Pamukkale, which means “cotton castle” in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing water. Over the course of thousands of years, this mineral has formed white water pools famous around the whole world for their healing properties.