Cleopatra’s Bath
The Spring of Legends
At the center of Siwa Oasis, where palms cast long shadows and the desert breeze carries the scent of dates, a pool of clear water bubbles from the earth. It is known as Cleopatra’s Bath—a name that links this spring not just to life in the oasis, but to legend.
For centuries, Siwans have gathered here, letting the cool waters refresh them after the heat of the day. Fed by an underground spring, the pool never runs dry, its surface reflecting both the sky and the palms that lean above it. To the people of the oasis, it has always been more than water—it is a meeting place, a pause in the rhythm of desert life.
Experience It
Stories say that Cleopatra VII, the last queen of Egypt, once bathed here on her journey west. Whether true or not, the tale lingers—infusing the pool with a sense of intimacy, beauty, and romance. To sit at its edge is to imagine the desert’s most legendary queen lowering herself into the same clear waters, the sun glinting on the ripples around her.
Today, Cleopatra’s Bath is still alive with voices—locals, travelers, wanderers stopping for a moment of stillness. It is not a grand monument, nor a vast temple, but it carries something just as enduring: a link between daily life and timeless story.
Here, in the desert’s heart, history blurs with myth, and myth becomes memory.