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Enjoying The Waters Of Pammukale  
   

Enjoying The Waters Of Pammukale

Day 9 - Pamukkale to Kuşadasi

May 10th 2012
Up into Pamukkale we went. As well as being a thermal spring, Pamukkale has Heiropolis, an ancient Roman city, and the Cotton Fortress, a series of dazzling calcium terraces, filled with the most amazing blue water, very impressive. The water is heated by a thermal spring, and Heiropolis was built because the Romans believed the waters held healing properties. The ruins are well preserved, and inc ... read more
Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Kusadasi

Turkish Flag Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more
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