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Day Trips from Burdur: 6 Places Worth the Ride

The best day trips from Burdur are Pamukkale, Xanthos, and Hadrian's Gate. They are 122 to 244 km away: out after breakfast, back in time for dinner.

  1. Pamukkale1

    Nature & Adventure · Denizli

    Pamukkale

    132 km away · about 2 hours each way

    Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey. The area is famous for a carbonate mineral left by the flowing of thermal spring water. It is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which has a temperate climate for most of the year.

    Also thereHierapolisLaodicea on the LycusPloutonion at Hierapolis
  2. Xanthos2

    Historic & Cultural · Muğla

    Xanthos

    218 km away · about 3 hours each way

    Xanthos or Xanthus, also referred to by scholars as Arna, its Lycian name, was an ancient city near the present-day village of Kınık, in Antalya Province, Turkey. The ruins are located on a hill on the left bank of the River Xanthos. The number and quality of the surviving tombs at Xanthos are a notable feature of the site, which, together with nearby Letoon, was declared to be a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.

    Also thereLetoonPataraNereid monument
  3. Hadrian Kapısı3

    Historic & Cultural · Antalya

    Hadrian's Gate

    125 km away · about 2 hours each way

    Hadrian's Gate is a memorial gate located in Antalya, Turkey, which was built in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who visited the city in 130 CE. It was later incorporated in the walls that surround the city and harbor, of which it is the only remaining entrance gate today.

    Also thereAntalya MuseumHidirlik TowerAtatürk's House Museum
  4. Perga4

    Historic & Cultural · Antalya

    Perge

    122 km away · about 1.5 hours each way

    Perga or Perge was originally an ancient Lycian settlement that later became a Greek city in Pamphylia. It was the capital of the Roman province of Pamphylia Secunda, now located in Antalya Province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Today its ruins lie 15 kilometres east of Antalya.

    Also thereSillyon
  5. Mevlâna Müzesi5

    Museums · Konya

    Mevlâna Museum

    244 km away · about 3.5 hours each way

    The Mevlâna Museum, in Konya, Turkey, started life as the dervish lodge of the Mevlevi order, better known as the whirling dervishes. It houses the mausoleum of Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, an Iranian Sufi mystic.

    Also thereInce Minaret MedreseKonya Archaeological Museum
  6. Aphrodisias6

    Historic & Cultural · Aydın

    Aphrodisias

    172 km away · about 2.5 hours each way

    Aphrodisias was a Hellenistic Greek city in the historic Caria cultural region of western Asia Minor, today's Anatolia in Turkey. It is located near the modern village of Geyre, about 100 km (62 mi) east/inland from the coast of the Aegean Sea, and 230 km (140 mi) southeast of İzmir.

Good to know

What is the best day trip from Burdur?

Pamukkale is the best-known: 132 km away · about 2 hours each way.

What is the closest day trip from Burdur?

Perge: 122 km away · about 1.5 hours each way.

Do we need a tour for day trips from Burdur?

Not necessarily. Most of these places can be reached on our own by bus, train or car; a guided tour simply saves the planning.

Distances and times are road estimates from coordinates; actual travel time depends on traffic and the way we travel.