The hot spring culture is just as old as Japan - over 3000 years…? Some reviewers on Google Maps misrepresent this place with skewed reviews and shallow opinions. The truth be told, the ancient Romans have bathed in many pools around this area. Not here exactly. Everything in this region was a recuperation zone for Roman soldiers in between battles.
The antique pool is sacred in its own right. The pillars at the bottom of the pool were caused by an earthquake, and rather than remove them, the developers left them as a symbol of history. Natural disasters like earthquakes and fires have always destroyed great ruins in Rome. It’s only befitting to leave the traces of destruction as a reminder of Mother Nature.
This hot pool cost about 50 lira to enter. Take a dip and feel the history of the ancients.
hi @user_not_found ! I have been to Pamukkale at least 3 times but have never been to this pool! Actually did not know that it existed! Will put it on my list to go as soon as possible after the quarantine is over in Turkey.
Amazing @TonyAlexander , about one of the place that I most love in the world. When have you been there?
I should scan my photos from 1995, to share something to you, about the situation before the restoration.
@Petra_M , you should go. The pool is built over a roman thermal pool on the city of Hierapolis (You may have heard about Pammukale, isn’t it?)
The city is under restoration, and the amphitheater is probably one of the better preserved of all the country. Do you agree @Çağıl ?
On the '90 there was also a modern Termal and Shopping center (Benetton), removed at the end of the century to restore the original beauty of the area.
Do you know that in Winter all the city was heated by the hot water coming to the spring, conveyed under the houses with an amazing hydraulic system?
The necropolis is impressive too. I just took a quick shot of one of my photo album
Thank you for your generous comments. I’m a natural hot spring lover, so whenever I travel to a foreign country I seek out these geothermal spas. By the way, it’s my third time in Turkey.
Nice meeting you and thanks for stopping by and for the comment. Yes. like I had mentioned to @Petra_M it was my third time visiting Turkey, too. The prices have gone up at the pool, so be prepared to pay 50 lira…
