Roman Well

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The daring can peek down this mysterious 60m-deep hole (actually more a cistern than a well). Of dubious origin and shrouded in horrifying legends, the pit is so eerie that it apparently creeped out Alfred Hitchcock!

Tickets must be purchased in advance from the souvenir shop within the Inner Stambol Gate.


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