Antique Pool (Cleopatra's Pool)
Antik Havuz
A natural hot spring pool where you swim among Roman marble columns that sank into the water. Legend says Cleopatra bathed here, and it is Pamukkale's best-known experience.
The Antique Pool is a natural hot spring. In a 7th-century earthquake, the temple colonnade collapsed into the pool, and visitors can now swim among the fragments of its marble columns. The water stays around 36 °C year-round and contains bicarbonate. Entry to the pool costs extra on top of the site ticket, several hundred lira, subject to confirmation on site, and there are lockers. Midday in peak season is crowded, so arrive when it opens or come in the evening. The stones on the pool floor are slippery, so watch your step.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00–19:00 (closes earlier in winter)
Nearby sights
- Ploutonion at Hierapolis
- Hierapolis Archaeology Museum
- Pamukkale & Hierapolis
- Theatre of Hierapolis
- Frontinus Gate & Street
- Martyrium of St. Philip
- Necropolis of Hierapolis
- Pamukkale Hot Air Balloon