Things to Do in Beyağaç: 7 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Beyağaç

• 1 Religious
• 6 Nature

While you are in Beyağaç, you can also see the highlights of Denizli province. These places are in other districts; Beyağaç is about 85 km from the provincial centre.

• Pamukkale Travertines — Brilliant white travertine terraces about 2,700 metres long and 160 metres high, built up over thousands of years by thermal waters rich in calcium bicarbonate; together with Hierapolis they were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988. They lie about 20 km from the city centre.
• Hierapolis Ancient City — The 'sacred city' built on top of the travertines, and the centre of the cult of Cybele in the Phrygian period.
• Hierapolis Necropolis — One of the largest ancient cemeteries in Anatolia, north of the city, made up of sarcophagi, tumuli and house-shaped tombs.
• Antique Pool — A thermal pool in Hierapolis where columns brought down by an earthquake lie under the water; you swim among fragments of ancient columns in water at about 35 °C.
• Hierapolis Archaeology Museum — A museum that has occupied the Roman bath of Hierapolis since 1984; it displays finds from Hierapolis, Laodicea, Colossae, Tripolis and Beycesultan.
• Laodicea — A city 6 km north of Denizli, founded in the 3rd century BC by Antiochus II, who named it after his wife Laodice; it is one of the seven churches of Asia in the Book of Revelation.

Practical Information for Visiting Beyağaç

Suggested time

Half a day

Best time to visit

Summer months

Places to visit

7 places

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  Tandır Kebabı (tandır-cooked lamb)

  Prepared by slow-cooking lamb in a tandır oven. It is a dish traditionally made in the mountain villages of Beyağaç.

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  Gözleme

  Thinly rolled filo dough filled with cheese or herbs and cooked on a griddle. Freshly made gözleme is served on the Beyağaç plateaux.

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  Keşkek

  Prepared by boiling crushed wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them. It is the traditional dish of weddings and festival meals. Crushing the wheat and boiling it for hours with the meat is a process that requires patience.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Beyağaç

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  Yörük Kültürü (Yörük culture)

  Yörük culture is strongly kept alive in Beyağaç. The tradition of plateau life and traditional handicrafts continue.

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  Orman Kültürü (forest culture)

  Beyağaç takes its name from the trees of the region. Forestry and gathering forest products are an important part of the local people's life.

Local Products

• Çam Balı (pine honey) — Beekeeping takes place in Beyağaç's extensive pine forests. Pine honey is known for its dark colour and distinctive aroma.
• Orman Ürünleri (forest products) — Forest products such as pine nuts, mushrooms and medicinal herbs are gathered in the district.

Economy

Beyağaç's economy is based on forestry, agriculture and livestock farming. Beekeeping and pine honey production are important sources of income. Small livestock farming and cereal growing are also practised.

How to Get to Beyağaç

Beyağaç is 85 km from Denizli city centre. Minibus services run from Denizli. Because of the mountainous terrain, travel can sometimes be difficult.

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Other Districts of Denizli

• Acıpayam 5 places Acıpayam Plain, Acıpayam Castle and Kelekçi Plateau
• Babadağ 9 places Attuda, Trapezopolis and Babadağ Mountain
• Baklan 5 places Baklan Plain, Baklan Grand Mosque and Historic Houses of Baklan
• Bekilli 6 places Dionysos Ancient City, Bekilli Plateaus and Bekilli Grand Mosque
• Bozkurt 7 places Hambat Plain, Bozkurt Plain and Bozkurt Grand Mosque
• Buldan 7 places Tripolis Ancient City, Sazak Dağı (Mount Sazak) and Yenice Hot Springs
• Çal 6 places Çökelez Mountain, Büyük Menderes River and Çal Cave
• Çameli 5 places Akdağ, Çameli Fossil Forest and Çameli Plateaus
• Çardak 6 places Maymun Mountain (Maymun Dağı), Acıgöl and Denizli Çardak Airport
• Çivril 7 places Beycesultan Mound, Işıklı Lake and Çivril Plain
• Güney 3 places Adıgüzel Dam, Cindere Dam and Güney Waterfall
• Honaz 7 places Colossae Ancient City, Honaz Dağı National Park and Honaz Castle
• Kale 6 places Tabae Antik Kenti (Tabae ancient city), Tabae Ancient City Kalıntıları (Tabae ancient city ruins) and Kale Kalesi (Kale Castle)
• Merkezefendi 6 places Denizli Atatürk Ethnography Museum, Denizli Great Mosque (Ulu Cami) and Çamlık Nature Park
• Pamukkale 8 places Pamukkale Travertenleri, Hierapolis Ancient City and Hierapolis Archaeology Museum
• Sarayköy 5 places Büyük Menderes River, Sarayköy Hot Springs and Sarayköy Grand Mosque
• Serinhisar 4 places Serinhisar Castle, Serinhisar Pine Forests and Serinhisar Grand Mosque
• Tavas 11 places Tabae Ancient City, Tavas Ovası and Tavas Grand Mosque