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Pamukkale Travertines, Pamukkale, Turkey

Pamukkale Travertines

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Natural Wonder  ·  Pamukkale, Turkey 37.9245°N   29.1190°E

Why you should go

Ninety seconds on Pamukkale Travertines

Time needed2 hours CostTicketed

Wading clothes and a bag for the shoes are the two things to bring; the water cools as it slides downhill, so the warmest basins are near the top of the ridge.

Know before you goSections of the terraces are rotated out of use so the calcite can recover, which means the pools actually holding water move through the year and only the marked ridge is walkable.

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