Cappadocia & Central Anatolia - Discover Turkey: Experience the Best of Turkey - page 536

Getting There & Away
Most Pamukkale bus services involve changing in Denizli. In summer direct buses serve
Selçuk ( " 27) and Kuşadası ( " 30).
Buses and dolmuşes run frequently between Denizli and Pamukkale ( " 5, 40 minutes).
Most people choose advance hotel booking to get the free lift from Denizli (and often,
back again). Taxis from Denizli centre/airport cost " 60/85.
Regular services to/from Denizli include Ankara ( " 35, seven hours), Antalya ( " 25, five
hours), Bodrum ( " 25, 4½ hours), Bursa ( " 42, nine hours), Fethiye ( " 25, five hours), İstan-
bul ( " 40 to " 65, 12 hours), İzmir ( " 21, four hours) and Nevşehir (Cappadocia, " 40, 11
hours).

If You Like... Markets

The ancient markets around Bursa's Ulu Camii are rich in Ottoman history and archi-
tecture, and are good places to pick up traditional items such as Karagöz shadow pup-
pets and silk.

1 KAPALI ÇARŞI
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(Covered Market; Kapalı Çarşı Caddesi) This sprawling market contains the 14th-century
bedesten (warehouse), reconstructed after the 1855 earthquake.

2 ESKI AYNALI ÇARŞI
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(Old Mirrored Market; Kapalı Çarşı Caddesi) Originally a hamam, the 14th-century Eski Ayn-
alı Çarşı features a domed ceiling with skylights. Karagöz shadow puppets and other
traditional items are sold here. Found in the Kapalı Çarşı.

3 KOZA HAN
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(Cocoon Caravanserai; 8.30am-8pm Mon-Sat, 10.30am-6pm Sun) This 15th-century market
has a small courtyard mosque (1491) and expensive ipek (silk) shops. Bursa's ancient