A cave in the center of Alanya, at the western foot of the peninsula. The name Damlatash can be translated from Turkish as “stone in drops” (Turkish damla - drop, taş - stone).
The cave was discovered in 1948 during the construction of the port. Damlatash is located 100 meters from the sea. At the entrance to the cave there is a narrow passage 50 m long, which leads into a cylindrical cavity. Inside the cave, you can see fantastic formations of colorful stalactites and stalagmites, which are 15,000 years old. The temperature in the cave is constantly kept at +22…+23 degrees, the humidity is over 90%.
Damlatash is one of the few Turkish caves specially equipped for tourists to visit. A visit to the cave is beneficial for asthma patients. Healing factors can be a stable temperature, very high humidity, high carbon dioxide, low radioactivity and air ionization.