Alanya Treasures :Damlataş Cave

• 2021-09-03 08:09 AM
• Туризм и путешествия в Анталии, Турция

Alanya, the pearl of the Mediterranean, gathers the beauty of the beaches with the historical character. 

Man produced a rich cultural heritage,, here he built castles, towers, and walls. Despite that, nature dominates, and natural aspects belonging to older times spread. We will talk about Damlatash, as öne of the most unique caves in Turkey. 

Damlatash means the drop stone, due to the Water drops that drop of the stones in the cave

It's the old cave of stone formations, that have been formed for 15 thousand years.

It begins with an entrance, which is 50 meters long. Then, it leads to an amazing basement, in which stone formations ascend from the ceiling.

The cave was discovered in 1948 by accident. There were operations in a quarry, that was opened as a source of stones that were used in constructing the harbor. 

The cave is the first in Turkey to be opened before the tourists. It is famous for the cure characteristics of its atmosphere. It's full of carbon dioxide, a humidity of 95%, as will as a stable temperature of 22-23° C in all seasons. The previously mentioned reasons, explain why the cave is a perfect choice for Asthma patients. For that, thousands of tourists and patients come to the cave, they can have treatment sessions inside the cave every day for 21 days.

In this context, the importance of the cave for treatment has been spotted as an aspect of Health Tourism. On To Antalya company website, we spotlighted Health Tourism as an important section of tourism in one of our essays .