Cleopatra's Ancient Pools: The Thermal Springs Built for the Queen

Cleopatra's Ancient Pools: The Thermal Springs Built for the Queen

Cleopatra’s Pools remain popular with visitors thousands of years after the ancient Phrygians, Greeks, and Romans also enjoyed the mineral-rich waters. Credit: shankar S. / CC BY 2.0 / Wikimedia Commons Once believed to have hosted the Ptolemaic queen of Egypt herself, the Cleopatra Pools – also known as the Pamukkale Antique Pool – is a popular tourist attraction in modern-day Turkey. The Cleopatra Pools are located in what was once the ancient…