- Baden
- Außen
Inside the archaeological site of Hierapolis, an earthquake dropped a marble portico into the sacred spring. The columns are still there, and you can swim over them in 36°C mineral water.
Balnevia-Sicht
Warum hingehen
Few places let you bathe inside a UNESCO World Heritage site — the sensation of warm carbonated water over ancient marble is genuinely singular.
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Das Wasser
Thermalwasser
- Quelle
- Hierapolis sacred spring
- Mineralisierung
- Calcium bicarbonate-sulphate with dissolved carbon dioxide
- Charakter
- Naturally carbonated water rising through the ancient marble
Einrichtungen
- Thermal pools
- Outdoor pools
- Café
Geschichte
Hierapolis was founded as a spa city in the second century BC; the pool has been in use since antiquity and takes its name from a legend linking it to Cleopatra.
Praktische Informationen
Requires both the Pamukkale site ticket and a separate pool ticket. Go early — it is busy from mid-morning.
Anreise
Twenty minutes by dolmuş from Denizli to Pamukkale, then up through the travertine terraces.
Lage
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