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pamukkale (enc)
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Pamukkale Spectacular - a must see. Pamuk means cotton in Turkish and Kale fortress, so the name means Cotton Fortress. The white waterfall is indeed a lot like a huge cotton castle. At one point visitors were able climb all over the "travertines" or collected pools of mineral water, but since the government has disallowed the climbing and has thus saved the white hillside from further degredation. At the top of the hill there are various spas and hotels that will allow visitors to swim in the hot, bubbly water (it has been described as swimming in rather warm champagne!). If you open your eyes underwater, the minerals in the water are supposed to be good for your eyes (no joke - try it - fizzzzzyyyyyyyy....)
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