1836 Notes and still counting! Here’s a quick guide to Pamukkale, Turkey by…

rotblond:

sweetestasukal:

UNESCO natural hot spring mineral terraces in Pamukkale, Turkey

totally been there. Also this is a misleading photo. For a start, you’re not actually allowed to go into these natural pools any more. The effects of tourism on this place have been awful. Sun creams etc have got into the water and have caused some of the pools to drain completely and others to discolour. Now there are artificial pools and you can swim in them, but these are off limits. It’s actually an amazing place. You walk up this big hill (barefoot) which has a constant flow of water down it and is completely made out of this white calcium stone. When you get to the top there are the remains of a huge Roman city and also Roman baths which are thermal and have bits of ruins in the pool (and are also obscenely expensive so we didn’t go in). Anyway, that has been your guide to Pamukkale.