{"id":781,"date":"2021-04-14T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/?p=781"},"modified":"2021-04-13T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T20:27:01","slug":"turkey-tours-name-that-site-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/turkey-tours-name-that-site-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Tours &#8211; Name That Site!"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_785\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-785\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-785\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dreamstime_l_129767521-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">travertine terraced pools<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/dreamstime_l_145537088-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">travertine pools<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Located in southwestern Anatolia, this site is known as the &#8220;Cotton Castle&#8221; because of its dramatic travertine terraces formed by hot-spring deposits of calcium carbonate.<br \/>\nEven in ancient times, the area was a popular stop on Turkey tours (although they would have been called <em>Asia tours<\/em> in those days). The Romans built a thriving spa town here and besides the natural wonders there are some nice ruins to explore.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-784\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-784 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/antique-pool-cleopatra-pool-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Antique Pool is also known as Cleopatra&#8217;s Pool because legend says it was built for the Egyptian Queen by Marc Anthony. Ruins in the pool are from the Temple of Apollo, which was destroyed by an earthquake in the 7th century.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-787\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yallatours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/hierapolis-theater-600x324.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"324\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the ancient Roman theater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The site is a 4 to 5-hour drive inland from coastal attractions such as Ephesus, Bodrum, Marmaris and Antalya. The closest major attraction is Aphrodisias, about halfway between the coast and the mystery site (less than 2 hours driving).<\/p>\n<p>Can you name that site?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Located in southwestern Anatolia, this site is known as the &#8220;Cotton Castle&#8221; because of its dramatic travertine terraces formed by hot-spring deposits of calcium carbonate. Even in ancient times, the area was a popular stop on Turkey tours (although they would have been called Asia tours in those days). 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