The Gölemezli thermal tourism area adjoins the Pamukkale specially protected environmental area on its northwest side, taking in the settlements of Gölemezli, Cesmebasi and Kavakbasi in the Pamukkale district, together with the southwestern parts, outside the built-up areas, of Belenardıç, Haytabey and Eymir. Greenhouse farming heated by geothermal energy is carried on here.
There are four geothermal sources recorded by the MTA, and they differ from one another in character; one of them is used as a mud bath. Their temperatures run between 35 and 60 degrees, and the waters contain carbon dioxide, sulphate, sodium and calcium. The area lies west of the Pamukkale archaeological site, 25 kilometres from Denizli; follow the road continuing west from Pamukkale, or take a minibus from the Denizli bus station to Akköy and the nearby settlements.
Getting there
- Access
- Take the Denizli–Pamukkale road to the Pamukkale neighbourhood and follow the road west from there. The centre is west of the Pamukkale ruins, twenty-five kilometres from Denizli, and minibuses run to Akköy and the neighbouring settlements from the Denizli coach station.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Denizli as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6 °C in January to 27.5 °C in July; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in January (90 mm) and lightest in August (11 mm). Long-term means for 1957-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
