Travel Reference
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Bus & Ferry
Bursa's otogar is 10km north of the centre on the Yalova road. Destinations include Ank-
ara (
"
35, six hours, hourly), Bandırma (
"
15, two hours, regular), Çanakkale (
"
40, five
hours, regular), İstanbul (
"
24, three hours, frequent), İzmir (
"
30, 5½ hours, hourly) and
Yalova (
"
9, 1¼ hours, half-hourly).
Otogar-centre taxis run
"
25 to
"
30.
For İstanbul, the metro-bus-ferry combo - metro to the final stop (
"
2) and then a bus (
"
3)
to the Mudanya
İDO fast ferry
(
444 4436;
www.ido.com.tr
)
terminal - is quickest. Ferries
also link İstanbul to Yalova nearby.
Car
Car hire is available through Economy Car Rentals (
www.economycarrentals.com
)
.
Pamukkale
0258 / POP 2630
The village of Pamukkale has long been famous for its mountain of gleaming white cal-
cite shelves overrunning with warm, mineral-rich waters - the so-called 'Cotton Castle' (
pamuk
means 'cotton' in Turkish).
While many visitors are content to laze in the travertines, just above them lies Hierapol-
is, once a Roman and Byzantine spa city. Unesco World Heritage status has brought more
extensive measures to protect the glistening bluffs, and bathing has been restricted.
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