Basilica Therma

Sarıkaya, Yozgat, Turkey

Location: Sarıkaya, Yozgat, Turkey
Water type: thermal
Temperature: 40 °C
pH: 7.3

Water profile

Thermicity

Sedative

40 °C

LowHigh

Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.

Mineralisation

Balancing

LowHigh

Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

BicarbonatesCalcium

The Basilica Therma, also known as Terzili Hamam, Kral Hamamı, Kral Kızı Hamamı or the Roman bath of Sarıkaya, is a Roman public bath located in the district of Sarıkaya, in the province of Yozgat, in Turkey. Built in the 2nd century, the bath still exhibits active geothermal activity.

Insider tip — The Basilica Therma (Sarıkaya Roman Baths) in Yozgat province is an extraordinary thermal bath complex built by the Romans in the 2nd century AD over a natural hot spring — one of Turkey's best-preserved Roman thermae outside major archaeological sites. The thermal spring at Sarıkaya continues to produce hot mineral water that has been used continuously for nearly 2,000 years of bathing history in this central Anatolian highland, a remarkable continuity that connects Roman legions to contemporary Turkish bathers at the same spring.

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