It is a not if a drive,  3 hours east from Kusadasi, where we are starting 2 nights,  to the area of the white castle mountain,  Pamukkale with the Roman city Hieropolis on its summit.  The calcium rich spring has covered the mountain side for,  they say,  12 million years. 

Above it, the ancient city is being excavated and restored by an Italian group and the local university.

The museum there has pieces from the excavations of the temple and theater