- Balneazione
- Vasca esterna
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.
Lo sguardo di Balnevia
Perché visitarlo
Few places let you bathe inside a UNESCO World Heritage site — the sensation of warm carbonated water over ancient marble is genuinely singular.
Raccomandazioni
Hotel nelle vicinanze
Scopri dove alloggiare vicino a Cleopatra Antique Pool.
L'acqua
Acqua termale
- Sorgente
- Hierapolis sacred spring
- Mineralizzazione
- Calcium bicarbonate-sulphate with dissolved carbon dioxide
- Carattere
- Naturally carbonated water rising through the ancient marble
Servizi
- Thermal pools
- Outdoor pools
- Café
Storia
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.
Informazioni pratiche
Requires both the Pamukkale site ticket and a separate pool ticket. Go early — it is busy from mid-morning.
Come arrivare
Twenty minutes by dolmuş from Denizli to Pamukkale, then up through the travertine terraces.
Posizione
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