The pools
by SirRichard
The white pools of Pamukkale give its name to the place (Cotton Palace in turk).
The site is made up of mineral forests, petrified waterfalls and a series of terraced basins (10-20 centimetres deep) in which you can lie under the sun, as the water falls on you from the waterfall. More info at http://www.bodrumpages.com/English/pamukkale.html
Tezcan Onyx Workshop
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
We were brought by our guide to an Onyx workshop with an excursion which was very interesting.
Business Type : Wholesaler
Main Products : onyx
Number of Employees : 50-100
Annual Revenue (USD) : 100,000 - 1,000,000
Target Market : India
You can watch my 2 min 43 sec Video clip Pamukkale Onyx Workshop with Emre Altus – Gel Gel – Turkish pop music.
Hierapolis
by miman
Hierapolis ("Holy city") was the ancient city on top of the famous Pamukkale hot springs.
This place, which is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is not to be confused with another ancient city of that name in eastern Turkey, Hierapolis Bambyce or Mabug.
As the hot springs of Pamukkale were used as a spa since the 2nd century B.C., people came to sooth their ailings here. Many of them retired and died here. The large cemetery area covered with many sarcophagus is thus known as a Necropolis.
In the year 17 A.D. an earthquake destroyed the city, which was rebuilt. In the year 1534, another earthquake destroyed the remains of the ancient city. After the large white limestone formations of the hot springs became famous in the 20th century as the tourist attraction Cotton Castle (Pamukkale), the ancient city was rediscovered, but also partially destroyed by hotels that were built there. These buildings were removed again in recent years. The hot water pool of one hotel was retained, and, for a fee, it is possible to swim amongst ancient stone remains.
Until recently, Italian scientists worked on the excavation and restoration of the site. For example, large columns along the main street near the gate named after Domitian that were toppled by the earthquakes were erected again.
cleopatra's bath
by ettenaj
Fabulous pool with warm spa waters running into it, find an input vent and sit under it...........heaven, the warm waters really soothe the entire boby, just one thing to be careful of is the building remains that are still in the waters, you can hurt yourself if not really careful.
See the travertines at sunset
by mikelisaanna
The travertines are bright white during the day, but take on a pink hue at sunset. We were there at the end of the day and joined the many people photographing the sunset over the travertines. It is a pretty view and one worth hanging around to see.