Pamukkale

I visited Pamukkale in late spring 2008. Even at this time of the year the temperature in this part of inner Turkey was in the high twenties. I arrived at Pamukkale having travelled up from the south through the sprawling and largely un-attractive province of Denzili. Denzilli acts as the major hub for tourists looking to head to the nearby Pamukkale. Buses are priced one way to Istanbul £20, Bodrum £14 and Antalya £12. I had taken the five hour trip from Antalya and stayed over night in one of the many hotels that surround the hill. Pamukkale is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its name, 'Pamukkale' translates as Cotton Castle and as I approached the hill ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review