Top Rated Attractions in Yenicekent

Built right atop the thermal springs of Pamukkale, the ancient Roman city of Hierapolis has stood throughout the ages as a testament to the great empire, today priding itself on being a UNESCO-designated World Heritage site, along with being one of Turkey's most popular tourist attractions. Founded around 190 BCE, the spa city consisted of large Roman baths, a grand auditorium and theater, numerous temples, shrines, sanctuaries, remains of a library, a gymnasium and a grand necropolis. Duly regarded as the ‘Holy City’, it was inhabited and used by Greeks, Romans, Jews, Christians and even pagans, who lived harmoniously to patronize the spa bath's curative benefits. Hierapolis grew and flourished till the 14th Century, post which it was destroyed by recurrent earthquakes, and finally abandoned. What lies of the iconic city today is an ensemble of ruins comprising timeworn alleyways, archways and crumbling temples. Strewn across the ramshackle fabric of the complex are several turquoise thermal pools nourishing the city’s current visitors, just as they did its ancient inhabitants. Home to the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum and a smattering of galleries, the antiquated city of Hierapolis is a treasure of Turkey.