The natural chalk terraces Pamukkale (means in Turkish “Cotton Castle”) are located near the city of Denizli in the Aegean Region of Turkey. Earthquakes in the region gave rise to the emergence of a number of thermal springs with strong calcareous water, this created Pamukkale. The natural landscape is on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Bodrum’s nice yacht harbour with a view to the Castle of St. Peter is good to start a sailingtrip on a Gület. This is a traditional designed two-masted wooden sailing boat, often used for trips called “Blue Cruise” along the coast of Aegean Sea and Mediterranian Sea.

Bodrum, located at the southern Aegean sea, is the center of the same named peninsula in the Turkish province Mugla with wonderful bays and beaches, the beautiful shining blue sea and small forests. The tourist place with white painted, not more than three store floor high houses became popular by many artists.

Above the chalk terraces Pamukkale, located near the city of Denizli in the Aegean Region of Turkey are the ruins of the ancient city Hierapolis. During reign of Eumenes II, King of Pergamon and from 133 BC. under the Romans, Hierapolis was an important place. Later the city became a center of weaving wool and dyeing workshops and textile trade.

The Castle of St. Peter the Liberator of the christian order of the Knights of the Hospital of St. John of Rhodes is located in Bodrum at the Aegean Sea (Turkey). The Castle of St. Peter was used by the Knights of St. John during late middle age. 1522 conquered the Ottoman Sultan Suleyman the island Rhodos and also the castle in Bodrum. In the 19th century it was used as prison. Today the Castle of St. Peter is a very nice museum with exhibitions of utensils found under water, antique amphores, glassart and old ship wrecks, e.g. the ship of Uluburun from the bronze time.

Ephesus was an ancient Greek city and became a important metropolis in Roman period with many temple, theaters, bath complexes and the public library of Celsus. The ruins of Ephesus (turkish: Efes) are located near the city of Selçuk, Aegean Sea Region, Turkey.