Things to Do in Denizli: Places and Attractions

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

The Eastern Necropolis in Pamukkale, Denizli, is a significant historic site of the ancient city of Hierapolis. It is one of the largest burial sites of the ancient world, containing over 1,200 tombs from the Hellenistic, Roman, and early Christian periods. This necropolis showcases a mix of pagan and Christian burials, reflecting the transitional period of religious shifts in Hierapolis. It is located within walking distance of Plutonium (518 m), Hierapolis Theatre (366 m), and Monumental Nymphaeum (582 m).

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Nature & Adventure

Sebastopolis, also known as Saleia, was a town of ancient Caria, inhabited during Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine times. It minted coins in antiquity. Its site is located near Kızılca in Asiatic Turkey.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

The Ploutonion at Hierapolis or Pluto's Gate was a ploutonion in the ancient city of Hierapolis near Pamukkale in modern Turkey's Denizli Province. The site was discovered in 1965 by Italian archaeologists, who published reports on their excavations throughout the decade. Following the studies carried out on site in 1998, a geologist of the Italian National Research Council, Luigi Piccardi, recognized that the origin of both the Ploutonion and of the nearby Apollo's Oracle of Hierapolis was linked to the existence of the surface trace of a seismic fault, on which both sanctuaries were purposely built and which was revered as Gateway of Hades.

Historic & Cultural

Aphrodisias Tetrastoon is a historic site located in the Karacasu district of Denizli. This marble-paved and colonnaded square in front of the Theatre was built in the 1st or 2nd century AD. Its current form is due to a restoration in the AD 360s by a provincial governor named Antonius Tatianus. The west side of the square became a place of honor for statues of emperors and governors, with two statues, one for Theodosius I or II and one for Flavius Palmatus, surviving to this day. Aphrodisias is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Within walking distance of Aphrodisias Tetrastoon are Aphrodisias (236 m), Sebasteion (192 m), and the Theatre (68 m).

Historic & Cultural

Kiliseli Peristylli Ev is a large complex located in the ancient city of Laodikeia in Pamukkale, Denizli. It features two apsidal halls to the east and west, a peristyle courtyard, a small atrium, toilets, baths, living quarters, and shops. Constructed during the Roman period, it is believed that one of its halls was secretly used as a house church as the city became Christianized. It is within walking distance of Laodikeia (405 m), Tapınak A (130 m), and Septimius Severus Nymphaeum (188 m).

The Septimius Severus Nymphaeum is a historic fountain located in the ancient city of Laodikeia, in Pamukkale, Denizli. Uncovered during excavations in 2003, this rectangular-planned structure is situated on Syria Street. The fountain was dedicated to Emperor Septimius Severus, his wife Julia Domna, and their sons Caracalla and Geta, and features decorations such as a statue of Athena in its pool, lion statues, and reliefs of various sea creatures. This nymphaeum in Laodikeia was connected to the hydraulic system that supplied water to the Hadrianic Baths.