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Pamukkale
 Pamukkale ... Province. It can be seen from a great distance, eg. when driving down the hills on the opposite side of the valley to the town of Denizli, which is 20 km away. Pamukkale is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley, which enjoys a temperate climate over the greater part of the year.Newest Review: ... can not be real. But it is. From the edge of every terrace and every step in Pamukkale, you can hear nice splashing of the waters of the hot springs as they cascade down over slopes. The temperature of the water forming the travertines, which comes from the hot springs on the hills above, falls to around 33 C° lower down. The water flows over the slopes into pools, the small basins ... more ... surrounding them and finally into the fields below. I don?t know if it is still the same but you are allowed to enter the pools and enjoy the hot water on travertines. Although the water flowing from the hot springs rapidly loses heat during its flow, it is st...more |
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Pamukkale: Cotton Castle of Turkey (484 words)
by Emrahsenel - written on 04.10.01 (Very useful, 438 readings)
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Pamukkale is one of the most beautiful wonders of the world. It is a wonderful place, which is located located in the Inner Aegean region at a distance of 20 km from Denizli. This lovely valley, which enjoys a temperate climate over the greater part of the year, has all the conditions required for an ideal touristic resort. If we translate Pamukkale into English, it means Cotton Castle. It is really like cotton, it exactly looks like cotton. Cotton Castle is a very appropriate name for such a beautiful place like that. You may approach Pamukkale by the main roads marked on your map like I did. On approaching Pamukkale, you will be confronted by one of the most ...
The Cotton Candy Castle (1270 words)
by salgirl - written on 26.09.01 (Very useful, 257 readings)
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If you go there, go by coach. The following is the story of our journey, BY CAR, to Pammukale, in Eastern Turkey. Hubbie and I decide to hire a car one mad, hot day and drive out to see the Cotton Candy Castle. We’d seen the pictures of gleaming white natural saucers filled with water of a deep, pale blue and thought “That’s the next sunbathing venue for us then.” Consultation with a map showed a journey that didn’t look too far from our base in Kusadasi, and on a major road that joined the two places in a straightforward fashion. Sorted. Car hired, salgirl given the job of navigating, and off we ...
