A hillside of white travertine terraces filled with milky-blue thermal water, with the ruins of Roman Hierapolis on top — spa tourism, two thousand years early. Swim among submerged marble columns in the Antique Pool, allegedly a gift from Antony to Cleopatra. The site floods with day-trippers from the coast by mid-morning, so stay overnight in Pamukkale village and walk the terraces barefoot at opening time or sunset.
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