Damlatas Magarasi, 1948 yilinda liman insaatinda kullanilacak tas için ocak açilmasi sirasinda bulundu. Magara, tarihi yarimadanin bati kiyisindadir. Magaranin giris kisminda 50 metrelik bir geçit vardir. Yüksekligi 15 metreyi bulan geçitten sonra silindirik bir bosluga gelinir. Buradan magaranin tabanina inilir. Yari kriztalize kalker içinde bulunan magaranin sarkit ve dikitleri 15 bin yilda olusmustur. Magaraya, sarkitlardan damlamaya devam eden su damlalari nedeniyle Damlatas adi verilmistir. Magara, büyüleyici güzelliginin yani sira astim hastalarina iyi gelen havasiyla da ünlüdür. Doktor kontrolünde magarada belli bir süre oturarak 21 günlük tedavi kürü uygulayan hastalar vardir. Magaranin havasi yaz kis degismez; sicaklik 22 santigrat derece, rutubet yüzde 95, sabit basinç 760 mmdir. Magaranin havasinda yüzde 71 azot, yüzde 20.5 oksijen, onbinde 2,5 karbondioksit ve bir miktar radyoaktivite ile iyonlar bulunmaktadir. Magaraya giris ücretlidir. Çevresinde küçük bir çarsi vardir, önü ise plajdir.

Damlataş Cave was discovered in 1948 quite by accident while minig for building of the harbour. It is located at the western foot of hold peninsula. There is a 50 m passage at the entrance. After the passage there comes a cylinderical cavity. This leads to the basement of the cave. The stalactite and stalagmites inside the cave were formed in 15 thousand years. Besides its fascinating beauty the cave is famous with its air which is beneficial to asthmatic patients. Following the rumors that asthmatic benefited from breathing the air in the cave, scientists analyzed a sample of the air to verify the fact that the air was indeed beneficial to patients suffering from non-allergic asthme. They found that the air in the cave contains 10 to 12 times more carbon dioxide than normal air and has % 95 humidity. Temperature in the cave is 22 degrees centigrade. Both the radioactivity and ionization in the cave may contribute to the benefits derived from breathing the air in the cave. Entrance is due to payment. There is a small market around and in front of the cave is a beach.

 

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