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Pamukkale is one of the most extraordinary natural wonders in Turkey. Dozens of coaches daily make the long excursion, three hours
drive from Bodrum, Marmaris or Kusadasi. Stay over-night if you can to enjoy its tranquillity early in the morning or in the evening.
The big attraction is a vast white cliff side with scallop-shaped basins of water and frozen waterfalls. It looks as if it's made out
of snow or cloud or balls of cotton. The scientific explanation is that hot thermal springs pouring down the hillside deposit calcium
carbonate, which solidifies as travertine. If you take off your shoes, you can gingerly roam the terraces or paddle in the pools. The
Turks have dubbed this geological fairyland Pamukkale, or "cotton castle". Ancient Hierapolis appears to have been founded by King
Eumenes II of Pergamon and its name is derived from Hiera, the wife of King Telephos, the legendary founder of Pergamon. The city
became subject to Rome in 133 BC. In 17 BC. during the reign of Tiberius it suffered a heavy earthquake that substantially destroyed
the city, requiring it to be rebuilt. Preliminary excavations at Hierapolis were undertaken by a German team towards the end of the
last century. Since 1957, excavation and restoration work has been going on under the direction of an Italian group of archaeologists
from the University of Lecce sponsored by Fiat. Until forty or fifty years ago, Pamukkale was a place where travelers who happened
to pass by found peace and tranquillity and the opportunity for quiet meditation by the side of the sacred spring that still lies
exposed, amid the few ancient columns and in the deep silence of the tombs that lay scattered over the countryside to the west and
extended out towards the surrounding hills. In spite of the doubtful merits of present-day developments, and in spite of all the
ugly building construction that has taken place, the seething crowds, the noise and pollution, one can still confidently assert that
Pamukkale has lost nothing of its former attractions.
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