UNESCO World Heritage sites in Turkey – part two
Welcome to part two of our article on UNESCO World Heritage sites in Turkey. If you missed part one, you can read it here: Sites on the World Heritage List (Cultural) – continued … Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği The stunning Divriği mosque and madrasa (seminary) complex has been declared by UNESCO to be […]
Pamukkale and Hierapolis: a paradise of history and wellbeing
The surreal, brilliant white terraces and warm, limpid pools of Pamukkale hang, like the petrified cascade of a mighty waterfall, from the rim of a steep valley side in Turkiye’s Denizli province. Truly spectacular, Pamukkale, literally “Cotton Castle” in Turkish, is especially famous for its white limestone travertines shaped by hot springs that flow down […]