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Pro
Two interesting sites; good excuse to escape from Istanbul
Con
Pity that the real "water balconies" are now dry
In a nutshell
Go there asap when the 'calcium' is still white!
solopes Says: It is a beautiful sight from distance (smaller than expected), the white mountain with the water running slowly downwards. It is still pretty when you approach. But don't be mistaken by the usual photos of people in the water: It's not a bathing area. The crowds follow the...
mtncorg Says: Limestone terraces and pools tumble down the southern cliffs from the ancient city above. Warm spring water (35 C/102 F) containing calcium bicarbonate has been working to form the terraces for some 14,000 years. Limestone is left behind as the water loses its carbon...
mtncorg Says: The theater sits above the Temple of Apollo and dates to the 2nd C AD and it replaced an earlier and smaller theater that had been destroyed in earthquakes. Further restoration in the 3rd C gave the theater a capacity for some 20,000 people. Many reliefs represent the...
mtncorg Says: The Plutonium is a former shrine to Pluto the God of the Underworld. It was a part of a larger temple complex devoted to Apollo. It was here that Apollo met – legend says – with Cybele, the Anatolian mother godess. The Plutonium was described by the Geographer Strabo: “The...
mtncorg Says: There were three nymphaeums – fountains – from which locals and travelers could obtain water from and of the three, this one was the latest to be built –3rd to 4th C AD. The fountain was located on the south foot of the Temple of Apollo.
mtncorg Says: Legend has it that the Apostle Philip was stoned to death here in the 1st C AD on this hill across from the theater. In his memory, an octagonal building was erected surrounding the site of his supposed tomb. Tradition has it that Philip converted the wife of the proconsul...
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Lamuko's Lokanta: Great Asian Food at Lamuko's
donalddurma Says: Lamuko's Lokanta has the best Japanese and Korean food in Pamukkale, there was a wide range of food from Japan and Korea. On the first day I tried the fried rice with chicken, which was spicy and delicious. Lamuko's is next to the Pamukkale Bus Company office, so has a very...
Kayas Restaurant and Bar: Great food in central Pamukkale
BarryPotter Says: Kayas Restaurant is located in the centre of Pamukkale village, and consists of outside garden tables set under leafy and shady trees. This created a calm atmosphere. The menu was mostly Turkish cuisine, but also Korean and Japanese food was available. The food was of good...
traveloturc Says: Pamukkale is a little province in the state of DENIZLI.Denizli is situated on the southwest of Turkiye and its 222 km to Antalya 224 km to Izmir477 km to Ankara and 649 km to istanbul there is many bus company which organize travel to Denizli one of the well known bus...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Pamukkale is located in Turkey's Inner Aegean region, in the River Menderes valley.You can get to Pamukkale by train from Istanbul (1 time a day, 14 hours in a way). You can also get there by bus from Antalya (14 times a day, 5,5 hours in a way), Konya (2 times a day, 7,5...
Coskun Sarap Manzeni: Winery and Turkish delights shop
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: We visited a wine shop which sells wines out of Pamukkale Winery which has been processing Anatolia's best grapes. We tasted fine local dry red wine from Pamukkale, made from Kalecik Karasi grapes grown in south Denizli region.Turkish Delight, lokum, or loukoum is a...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Buy a good souvenir in Tezcan Onyx shop after taking an excursion to the onyx workshop.You can watch my 1 min 44 sec Video clip Pamukkale Onyx Souvenir Shop with Athena – I’st – Turkish pop music.
mtncorg Says: The pools are not unlike those one finds at Mammoth Springs in Yellowstone National Park in the USA, but here, there is a long history of people walking amongst the pools. Until recently even roads went up through the terraces. You can still walk along one section of the...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: We were brought by our guide to an Onyx workshop with an excursion which was very interesting. Business Type : WholesalerMain Products : onyxNumber of Employees : 50-100Annual Revenue (USD) : 100,000 - 1,000,000Target Market : IndiaYou can watch my 2 min 43 sec Video clip ...
farpost2 Says: I took the overnight bus to Pamukkale and arrived around 6am. As it was a short walk to our hotel, my wife and I started out through town toward our hotel. Once we turned the corner from the bus station, two happy looking dogs came bounding towards us. Then they started...
farpost2 Says: If you are coming on the overnight bus from Istanbul you may well be dropped off at the ticket office for the Kamil Koc bus company. At 6 am, they may try to tell you that they are the only bus company in the town, but don't believe them! I purchased my bus ticket to Selcuk...
travelnut71 Says: This place is located here:Kale Mahallesi Ataturk caddesi no 20, PamukkaleThis is not a hotel, more like a hostel. I will tell you my experience, there are many tourist traps in Turkey, hostels are one of them. First, know that it's a, "You got my back, I got yours",...
Walk from Karahayit to Pamukkale
Durfun Says: Between Pamukkale and Karahayit countryside is all open & tranquil. No heavy traffic or dense neighbourhoods.I chose to walk the 8 kms, enabling me to survey the terrain. You pass some valleys, the roads fork out, heading into different regions.From the elevation (Karahayit...
balhannah Says: At the bottom of the "Cotton Castle " on the edge of the road, is a nice pond, with some Ducks. Its in Town, to the left of the Entrance. Its a nice spot to get a good reflection photo of the Terraces, and yourself sitting in the front. There is a seat there for you to sit...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: Pamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish. It is a natural site and attraction in south-western Turkey. The ancient city of Hierapolis was built on top of the white "castle" which is in total about 2700 meters long and 160m high.The tectonic movements that took place in the...
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Pamukkale, meaning "cotton castle" in Turkish, is a natural site and attraction in south-western Turkey in the Denizli Province. Hierapolis was the ancient city on top of the famous Pamukkale hot...
I remember the first time i visited Pamukkale, it was sunset and this made the place almost glow in the dark, this was an amazing sight to see. The locals call it the cotten castle and has been...
Take a trip to Pamukkale, 20 km from the town of Denizli, in the Inner Aegean region southwest in Turkey. The white, beautiful hills looks almost like a cottoncastle from a distance. In leveled...
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