Denizli Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Turkey
About Denizli
Denizmeans the sea, or a large lake, which this place never had: it's on the edge of a hillside south of the plains of Büyük Menderes River. The name probably derives fromTonguzlu, place of the wild boar, though it took its denizens until the 14th century to decide they didn't much like being called swine and to elide the pronunciation. The town however remained agricultural. It managed to avoid warfare, whereas the more important nearby city of Laodicea was wrecked by the Turks and Mongols, and its residents relocated to Denizli. Denizli is a textile town and its other agricultural claim to fame is the Denizli rooster, honoured by a fibreglass model in Delikliçınar Square south of town centre. Excavations at Laodicea found it honoured 900 years ago. It's not a ferocious fighter and it cer
Top Attractions in Denizli
Explore the best things to see and do in Denizli:
- ★Bağbaşı Plateau
- ★Denizli Atatürk and Ethnography Museum
- ★Kaklık Cave
- ★Laodicea
- ★Rag Doll Museum
- ★Ulu Camii
- ★Yılmazlar Lunapark
Where to Eat in Denizli
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Karadam
- 🍴Kebabçı Enver
- 🍴Kebapçı Halil Albaş
Where to Stay in Denizli
- 🏨Angel's Park Hotel
- 🏨İnci Class Hotel
- 🏨Napa Otel
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