Travertine terraces at Pamukkale in Turkey
From Selçuk it took about 3.5 hours to get to Pamukkale, a UNESCO World Heritage site that is home to travertine terraces and bathing pools. I camped out in the backyard of Özbay Hotel, whose owner Öner was very friendly, and enjoyed some of the traditional Turkish food in the small town. The travertine terraces are pretty incredible to view from afar and from up close. You can walk on them and bath in their pools provided you buy a $10 ticket and agree to take your shoes off.
Above the travertine terraces is the 4,000-year-old city of Hierapolis. Here you can visit the 12,000 seat theater, several tombs, and even an olive press.
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- The view of the Pamukkale travertines from the town
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- People walking and bathing at Pamukkale
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- A view of the town from the terraces
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- Photo taken using a selective color filter
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- Some of the pools at Pamukkale
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- The Yank without a Chain at Pamukkale
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- Some more of the pools at Pamukkale
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- The Yank without a Chain at Pamukkale
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- Dry pools at Pamukkale
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- The Yank’s feet on the Pamukkale travertines
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- Men bathing in one of the Pamukkale pools
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- The theater at Hierapolis
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- An ancient Roman olive press at Hierapolis
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- Roman tomb at Hierapolis
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- Apparently this pile of rocks used to be a cathedral
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