土耳其棉花堡=turkey -pamukkale
Pamukkale,19 km (12 miles) north of Denizli (map),is Turkey's foremost mineral-bath spa because of its natural beauty:hot calcium-laden waters spring from the earth and cascade over a cliff.As they cool they form dramatic travertines of hard,brilliantly white calcium that form pools.
Pamukkale (pah-MOOK-kah-leh,"Cotton Fortress") has been a spa since the Romans built the spa city of Hierapolis around a sacred warm-water spring.The Sacred Pool is still there,littered with marble columns from the Roman Temple of Apollo.You can swim in it for a fee.
Pamukkale used to be a favorite stop on every backpacker's trip to Turkey.Adventurous travelers would stay in Pamukkale Town's small pensions and hotels,bask in the warm mineral water of the travertime pools,linger over long dinners with drinks in the evening,exchange tales of the road,and generally have a wonderful time in this laid-back atmosphere.