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Fallen Roman columns submerged in the thermal pool at Hierapolis, Pamukkale

Pamukkale/Turkey

Cleopatra Antique Pool

Bathing among fallen Roman columns in the thermal pool of ancient Hierapolis.

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Baignade
Extérieur

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.

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Pourquoi y aller

Few places let you bathe inside a UNESCO World Heritage site — the sensation of warm carbonated water over ancient marble is genuinely singular.

Recommandations

Hôtels à proximité

Découvrez où dormir près de Cleopatra Antique Pool.

L'eau

Eau thermale

Source
Hierapolis sacred spring
Minéralisation
Calcium bicarbonate-sulphate with dissolved carbon dioxide
Caractère
Naturally carbonated water rising through the ancient marble

Équipements

  • Thermal pools
  • Outdoor pools
  • Café

Histoire

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.

Informations pratiques

Requires both the Pamukkale site ticket and a separate pool ticket. Go early — it is busy from mid-morning.

Site officiel

Y aller

Twenty minutes by dolmuş from Denizli to Pamukkale, then up through the travertine terraces.

Situation

Pamukkale, Turkey37.9256, 29.1272Voir sur la carte Balnevia

Lieux liés

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