An incredible place on Earth, obligatory to visit. There are lots of visitors (deservedly so), but one does not even notice the crowd while staring at the natural wonder around. The queue is big, the price is not very cheap.
An incredible place on Earth, obligatory to visit. There are lots of visitors (deservedly so), but one does not even notice the crowd while staring at the natural wonder around. The queue is big, the price is not very cheap.
The place absolutely deserves the ticket price and the queues, as well as being a UNESCO world heritage site.
The white uphill is to be walked barefoot. Some pools were created closer to the top for those who like that kind of stuff.
The water is flowing on the surface and in tiny canals, gently falling from the white wall, and is standing in crevices that it had created.
People are taking lots of photos and put their parts into the water in places where it is allowed to do so.
The floor becomes this rusty brown in the end.
The village at the bottom of this place is also called Pamukkale.
There is a plateau where the white road ends. Ancient Greek ruins called Hierapolis are standing here and somewhat above. Turkey is rich on these ancient Greek ruins.
There is an amphitheatre,
and other ruins. Museums are there on the plateau, too. I did not visit them this time.
This place is standing on one side of the big mountain valley, with the little river Büyük Menderes somewhere in the middle. The other side was visible through the air filled with either smog or vapor. The valley was around 40 kilometers wide here.
There was this nice park on the plateau edge, among the things much more ancient. A nice place to rest your feet with one of the best views of the planet.
So, this was me — walking with my jaw dropped, staring at everything, equally amazed. But then the sunset began and took the hot seat in this race of natural beauty. It is very possible that Pamukkale sunsets are the best view on our planet.
Now I dream of seeing Pamukkale in all seasons and all weathers. Ideally, on a road bike.
There is another water source with sediments near Pamukkale — in the tidy village Karahayıt nearby. Some buses go past Pamukkale and to Karahayıt from the Denizli bus station. This place is called «the red spring» (kırmızı su), and is not comparable to Pamukkale. But the village is nice and clean, so a visit won't be unpleasant.
