Deriving from springs in a cliff almost 200 m high overlooking the plain, calcite-laden waters have created at Pamukkale (Cotton Palace) an unreal landscape, made up of mineral forests, petrified ...

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The ancient city of Hierapolis has long hidden a poisonous secret in its mysterious "Gate to Hell". But modern science has finally uncovered the truth behind the Roman myths. In Pamukkale in western ...

This video shows the ancient ruins of Hierapolis in Pamukkale, Turkey, where stone gateways, paved streets, walls, columns, ...

Turkey is home to one of the world's most extraordinary natural sites. It is called Pamukkale, which means "cotton castle" (also translated as "Cotton Palace") in Turkish. According to the UNESCO ...

Terry Richardson is co-author of The Rough Guide to Turkey, writer of The Rough Guide to Istanbul, and writes frequently about Turkey for a well-known English-language Turkish newspaper. He also helps ...

Thanks to a swell of attention on Instagram, a small town in the shadow of one of Turkey’s most famous sites is waking up and welcoming the world. Pamukkale is a series of natural hot springs (Credit: ...

The surreal, brilliant white travertine terraces and warm, limpid pools of Pamukkale hang, like the petrified cascade of a mighty waterfall, from the rim of a steep valley side in Turkey’s picturesque ...