Travertine Pools, Pamukkale – Turkey
Pamukkale is a hot spring with calcium-coated cliffs and pools in inland southeastern Aegean Turkey. Pamukkale, which has been used as a spa since the second century BC, literally means “cotton castle” in Turkish. The travertine features have their origins in the moving of a rock formations and erosion in the valley of the Menderes river (between here…