Pamukkale is about 13 miles (20 km) north of Denizli in Turkey, not far from the airport at Izmir.  Pamukkale means ‘cotton fortress’, so named because according to legend, this is where the Titans spread out their cotton crop to dry.

Pamukkale is actually a huge white cliff beneath a volcanic plateau, from which water pours in every direction.  The water appears as though milk because it is full of calcium carbonate and other minerals, which creates terraces and basins.  The terraces appear completely white as the water coats everything in white mineral deposits. (more…)