Magical Places I Must Visit before I Expire: "Pamukkale"

Pammukale is a gorgeous natural tourist attraction in Turkey.  It's a bunch of ever-changing cascading pools formed by hot springs, which trickle down and re-deposit the limestone-based travertines.  Essentially, this beautiful and alien-looking landscape is a constantly-evolving preciptation formed from a soup of soft calcium carbonate (AKA chalk, or antacids).

Check out the gallery below for a few more great shots of this cool place:

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May 25, 2011
parags20 said...
Tourists traveling to Pamukkale, generally come here for the hot springs that are said to have therapeutic powers and can heal certain ailments when people bathe in the springs. Apart from this, the sheer attraction of the place also is reason for tourists to visit Pamukkale.
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