Discover Pamukkale - The Cotton Castle
Take this Photoshop!
As you’ve probably seen in many of my posts, I always like to congratulate Mother Nature whenever I find some of her masterpieces that exceed even the powers of the mighty god Photoshop. This time I’d like to introduce you to the amazing terraced thermal pools of Pamukkale, Turkey. One of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, Pamukkale, which means Cotton Castle in Turkish, is unique in the world, the hot turquoise waters bathing the pearl white calcium pools can’t be found anywhere else. The water from the hot springs runs off the plateau and the calcium that it contains deposits in the pool, giving the whole landscape that cotton look. That’s how Pamukkale was formed over millions of years, but as we’ve grown used to do, we humans have started to ruin everything in just a few years. Due to excessive tourism, the pools have started deteriorating and they’re currently closed to the public to preserve what’s left.
Even so, Pumakkale is a site worth visiting even if just to take some photos of the breathtaking scenery and to use the springs’ thermal waters, that are said to cure the eyes, asthma, rheumatism and more.
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hahahahahahaha, looks like snow, I bet if those suckers comes to norway in winter time, they would like whatafaaack when they see it..
They not so special now anymore, r they ?
HAHAHA!!!
Wow, that looks gorgeous!
….but…. all that white stuff; is it SNOW?? People are bathing and stuff!! :S
This is not photoshop!! My mom have been there, and it really looks like that… I’ve seen private pics from this place, and it really looks like that!!!
That’s just unbelievably beautiful!<3
Lasse, we can’t compare norway and this. Two different, still beautiful, landscapes.
I do recommend you all a trip to norway, it’s worth it! Both the islands you find in the west to the mountains further in, it’s simply stunning. Both skiing on the mountains in the winter and hiking in the summer.
Nice =D
Awesome =D
I dont have any words, i am going to turky this summer though,but im not going to that cotton field :/
But next year ill take a trip over there, this is something thats owned to watch.
This aint either snow or salt, ’cause the water is enriched with ( white )calcium that have formed the landscape over thousands of years. 
It really is beauuutiful
The white isn`t snow, it`s a type of rock called stalakites, produced by years of moist and calsium, and other ingredients from air and nature. I hope that`s a correct explanation, but please add if its not..
My family just bought an appartment down in Kemer in Turkey. I was there for easter and we planned on going to the cotton castle, but didn’t get any time to do it. I’ll be going there in June instead, can’t wait. It’s beautiful!
Beautiful