A very strange place - difficult to descibe but a bit like being on another planet!
Tectonic movements caused the emergence of a number of hot springs and it is this water with its high mineral content, chalk in particular, that has created this natural wonder.
Pamukkale means "Cotton castle" - an apt name for this place.
You get some idea of scale of the place by the black specks in the centre that are people. Note the clouds of steam from the warm water on a cold day.
The water flows through pools creating terraces and stalactites.
You are not allowed to wear shoes on the terraces but the water is warm and the surface is not slippery.
Stopping off on our way down to warm up our feet!
View back up the "travertines" from the town
Two examples of the beautiful Turkish tile plaques seen all around the hotel.
The theatre at Hierapolis - a large ancient site above Pamukkale
Playing backgammon in the reception area of Hotel Venus - a very traditional Turkish hotel with wonderful fabrics, carpets, tiles and coloured glass lights.
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