Pamukkale · Turkey

Hierapolis

Historic photo spotgoogle verified

~30 min

easy

7/10

contemplative

The ruins of this Roman and Byzantine spa city evoke life in a bygone era, in which Greeks, Romans and Jews, pagans and Christians, and spa tourists peacefully co-existed. It became a curative centre when founded around 190 BC by Eumenes II of Pergamum, before prospering under the Romans and, even m