Last night was spent at Pamukkele an historic centre famous for fine wool and cotton textiles as well as the site of the ancient Greek and Roman settlement of Hierapolis. Standing among the ruins of this city the Bazflyers tried to imagine how impressive it must have looked to visitors in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. Situated on a high terrace overlooking a great and fertile valley flanked with snow covered alps. Still today the valley grows some of the worlds finest cotton?
Hierapolis also sat on top of a natural thermal spring system that provided the city with an endless supply of hot water. The water from these springs flows down the side of the high terrace and its high calcium content has whitewashed the slopes over thousands of years to create a surreal white landscape. The effect is nothing short of stunning. History records the calcite deposit being a feature of ancient Hierapolis and it remains an attraction still today. In Roman times the hot springs were used for wool production.
If we may, we would like to add how much the stunning feature in the middle adds to the scene.
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