Traditional Ottoman Hammam, Full Ritual & Scrub
The hammam is a 2,000-year-old cleansing ritual central to Ottoman culture and it is still performed exactly as it was in the 16th century. In a marble-domed bathhouse heated by centuries-old furnaces, the traditional sequence involves steam, a full-body exfoliation with a kese (rough mitt), a soap foam massage, and cold water rinse. An authentic 16th-century hammam rather than a tourist spa.
What you'll do
- 16th-century marble hammam dome
- Traditional kese exfoliation
- Ottoman soap foam massage
- Heated marble slab (göbek taşı)
- Tea in the cooling room after
What's included
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