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Cotton Castle Travertines Pools Short answer: yes, but only if you set realistic expectations. Cotton Castle is the evocative nickname for Pamukkale, a surreal geological wonder in Denizli Province. Protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with the ancient Roman spa city of Hierapolis, it’s famous for its blindingly white travertine terraces and warm turquoise thermal springs. The photos look magical. And in person, the scale and contrast of the white terraces agai