Pammukkale lies in the Denizli province in the inner Aegan Region. It's about a 4 hour drive from Fethiye by bus and well worth a day trip but maybe not an overnight stop.
What sets this place apart is the landscape. Again, Turkey your a country that doesn't bore people with amazing scenery. Please take a bow.
So let me describe the landscape in this area to you.
Over a long period of time, calcium enriched hot springs have been running down a cliff side. As the water has fallen, cooled and then hardened tarvertines were formed. These little pools have shaped the landscape today, still the springs pump out from the sides of the mountain and you can sit beneath mini waterfalls or plop yourself into a pool and admire the view.
Being such a spectacular place it attracts hordes of visitors. I'd love to know what the record number of tourists to the place are each year. Driving into the region, our driver commented to us, 'Welcome to the Las Vegas of Turkey.' Coming from Cappadocia where there are already a few tourists around this was something else.
No shoes are worn when walking over the hardened calcium and the texture on your feet feels like your receiving a complimentary foot scrub.
The area is also home to Hierapolis, the ancient Roman spa city, where you can still walk through the ruins and admire the theatre, baths and even a cemetery, all for a small price.
We didn't venture here, instead choosing to get our hair wet under a hot spring. Watch some of the Euros strike their 1980 Sports Illustrated swimwear poses for the camera and laugh at the number of people who'd attempt to walk along the edge of the cliff for the 'perfect shot' to then only get the whistle blown and arms waved at them by the guard working there.
Great day out. Even the people watching.
Toodle pip x
What sets this place apart is the landscape. Again, Turkey your a country that doesn't bore people with amazing scenery. Please take a bow.
So let me describe the landscape in this area to you.
Over a long period of time, calcium enriched hot springs have been running down a cliff side. As the water has fallen, cooled and then hardened tarvertines were formed. These little pools have shaped the landscape today, still the springs pump out from the sides of the mountain and you can sit beneath mini waterfalls or plop yourself into a pool and admire the view.
Being such a spectacular place it attracts hordes of visitors. I'd love to know what the record number of tourists to the place are each year. Driving into the region, our driver commented to us, 'Welcome to the Las Vegas of Turkey.' Coming from Cappadocia where there are already a few tourists around this was something else.
No shoes are worn when walking over the hardened calcium and the texture on your feet feels like your receiving a complimentary foot scrub.
The area is also home to Hierapolis, the ancient Roman spa city, where you can still walk through the ruins and admire the theatre, baths and even a cemetery, all for a small price.
We didn't venture here, instead choosing to get our hair wet under a hot spring. Watch some of the Euros strike their 1980 Sports Illustrated swimwear poses for the camera and laugh at the number of people who'd attempt to walk along the edge of the cliff for the 'perfect shot' to then only get the whistle blown and arms waved at them by the guard working there.
Great day out. Even the people watching.
Toodle pip x
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