Hamam is a traditional Turkish bath.

We went to the famed Çemberlitas ( prounouced as chem-ber-litash ) Hamam. It was on the area of the Kapali Çarsi ( The Grand Bazaar). It was a double bath ( for men and women ) but the sections were separated. This hamam site was built in 1584 by one of Turkey’s famed architect , Sinan. He built this for Nurbanu Sultan, wife of Sultan Selin II.

We went there at nine in the evening. Just after dinner. We opted to get the full package which included the steam bath, 15-minute scrubbing, 30-minute massage, soap, kese ( scrubbing cloth), slippers, locker, and towels. We had to cough up 79 YTL ( around 68 USD) for it.

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