Beautiful Places On Earth

Marmaris is a coastal town along the Mediterranean coast in southwest Turkey. One can fly to Dalaman which is the nearest regional airport 100 kilometers away from Marmaris. From Dalaman, there are coach transfers to Marmaris which take approximately one and a half hours.

Diving and sailing are the most popular activities in Marmaris. Just take one yacht and sail around the Bay of Marmaris. Besides, there are daily cruises taking you around the turquoise coves and mountainous shoreline surrounding Marmaris. Marmaris is also famous for its busy nightlife. Head to the Bar Street for a night entertainment with traditional Turkish food and belly dancers is a must do in Marmaris.

Marmaris, Turkey

Cappadocia is a region in central Turkey. The region is mainly located within Nev?ehir Province and is located southwest of the major city of Kayseri. The Cappadocia region is best known for its natural rock formations called hoodoos. A hoodoo, also called fairy chimney, is a sedimentary rock eroded into pillar. The pillar is usually topped by a piece of harder and less easily eroded stone.

The center of tourism in Cappadocia, Göreme National Park was included as the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. The Göreme National Park is located nearby to Göreme Valley has a wide selection of natural and cultural wonders to offer. In Göreme, houses and churches were carved into the rocks by villagers. Among Göreme’s important sites are the Yusuf Koç, Ortahane, Durmus Kadir, Tokal? Kilise (or the Church of the Buckle) and Elmal? Kilise (or the Apple Church), just to name a few. Do not miss out the Göreme Open Museum too as the museum has a great collection of caves and fairy chimneys. One of the most popular ways to see hoodoos in Göreme, Cappadocia is to take a balloon ride. If you have abandoned of energy, hiking through the paths along the valleys is a great option too!

Cappadocia

Pamukkale or literally “Cotton Castle” is a natural travertine landform site located in the River Menderes Valley in the inner Aegean region, southwest of Turkey. Travertine landforms are unique geological formations and could only be found in a few places on earth. Travertine is Calcium Carbonate or Calcite precipitated from hot springs. This Calcium Carbonate is then cooled and hardened over time, leaving Calcium deposits cascaded over the edge of the cliff, thus forming natural pools, shelves and ridges.

It is said that the deposit of white travertine on Pamukkale takes million years to accumulate. Look from afar, the site looks like a cluster of white castle, thus was given the name “Cotton Castle”. Because of its natural milky color, the surface of Pamukkale reflects different colors during different times of the day.

Besides, Pamukkale is also the site of the ancient city of Hierapolis. Hierapolis was built as a spa in 200 B.C. by the Romans and given to the king of Pergamon. There are many interesting ruins in Hierapolis, including the theatre, the Temple of Apollo, the Plutonium, the Nymphaeum, the Necropolis and the Martyrium, just to name a few.

Hierapolis-Pamukkale was enlisted as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. Watch the introduction film of Pamukkale below.

Turkey Pamukkale