The turquoise water
Its colour from dissolved lime, not depth.
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A limestone deposited from water rich in calcium carbonate when it loses carbon dioxide on reaching the air. Over time it builds stepped ledges and pools like terraces, and the water over them looks turquoise. Its most famous formations are **Pamukkale** in Turkey, the **Plitvice lakes** in Croatia and **Huanglong** in China. Krushuna is Bulgaria's small version โ far smaller than Plitvice but the same principle, and without its crowds or its prices.
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The Krushuna falls are **Bulgaria's largest travertine cascade**, and the opposite of its mountain waterfalls: small, stepped and entirely easy to reach. The formation is what makes them distinctive. Water emerges from a cave and runs over ledges of **travertine** โ limestone deposited by the water itself, constantly building the ledges up โ so the falls grow and change over centuries rather than eroding. The highest step is about fifteen metres, and the water is green-turquoise from the dissolved lime in it. The site is laid out with boardwalks, steps and railings along the chain, so walking it is easy and it suits **families with children** โ which is rare among Bulgarian natural sites. **Do not go into the water**: the travertine ledges are fragile and slippery and swimming is forbidden to protect the formation. Charges are nominal, and the site fills on summer weekends โ go early.
Its colour from dissolved lime, not depth.
Following the whole chain, and good for children.
Krushuna village, Lovech province