Denizli Pamukkale: Number of Tourists Over 1 Million

In 2022, over 1 million tourists came to Pamukkale in the first 9 months. Tourists from many countries came to Turkey’s holiday regions during the summer. Denizli was one of the addresses where domestic and foreign tourists showed great interest.

Pamukkale travertines, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, attract attention despite the decrease in air temperature throughout the country. With the opening of schools, there has been a decrease in domestic tourist visits, while the number of foreign tourists is increasing day by day.

Number of tourists over 1 million

The region, where the water temperature is 36 degrees in summer and winter, hosted 186 thousand 341 domestic and foreign tourists in September of 2021. This rate was realized as 271 thousand 861 in September 2022.

Pamukkale, which has reached 1 million 557 thousand 857 visitors in the first 9 months of 2022, is expected to reach 2 million tourists by the end of the year.

According to the transfer of the media; Despite the pandemic, the number of tourists is increasing in the region, which has hosted many visitors from Far East countries in recent years. In 2022, tourists from Italy, Spain, Central Europe and Russia visited Pamukkale.

Notification of Tourism Authorities

Industry representative: “We are currently experiencing the busiest season. In August and September, hotels were 100 percent full. Likewise, in October, hotels are full of foreign guests. This year, we saw that Italian guests visited Pamukkale very intensely. At the beginning of the season, we were very nervous, especially like most of our tourism friends, but many more tourists came than we expected.

Pamukkale, a district of Denizli: It is famous for its travertines and the ancient city of Hierapolis.