A white hillside of warm pools and a Roman spa city on top. Pamukkale is a day trip for most people, but staying overnight gets you the terraces at sunrise.
Shoes off, then walk up the white calcium terraces through shallow warm pools. The lower terraces are open to walkers; the rest are protected.
The Roman spa city above the terraces, with a colonnaded street, a vast necropolis and the Martyrium of St Philip.
Swim among fallen Roman columns in warm mineral water. Extra ticket; towels and lockers available.
One of the best-preserved in Turkey, with its stage building intact, at the top of the site.
The white hillside turns pink and gold. Enter from the south gate in the afternoon and walk down as the light goes.
A huge, little-visited Roman city with a church and marble streets, 15 minutes away.
A small cave with travertine terraces underground, half an hour east.
Balloons fly over the terraces at sunrise in good weather, a quieter alternative to Cappadocia.
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