Pamukkale is a fascinating natural wonder in South-Western Turkey. The sides of a large hill are covered in Travertine Terraces – calcium carbonate deposits left by thermal spring waters. I visited on an overcast day, so the photos I got don’t do the site justice. You’ll find plenty of photos online of snow-white slopes against bright blue skies…
![Pamukkale Textures](http://claudeschneider.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pamukkale_texture.jpg)
![360 Panorama of Pamukkale 360 Panorama of Pamukkale](http://claudeschneider.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Panorama_Pamukkale_600.jpg)
The drizzle didn’t dampen my enjoyment of the thermal waters in Cleopatra’s Pool, replete with sunken ruins from Hierapolis.
![Underwater chasm in Cleopatra's Pool Underwater chasm in Cleopatra's Pool](http://claudeschneider.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/17th_12-41-17-P1000753_p.jpg)
![Sunken ruins from Hierapolis Sunken ruins from Hierapolis](http://claudeschneider.com/photoblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/17th_12-47-04-P1000771_p.jpg)