Cappadocia: Turkish Bath, Hammam, and Massage

After a busy day at Cappadocia, you can blow off some steam by visiting the Turkish traditional hammam & SPA. In Ottoman Turkish baths,as in Roman baths,when you go to the bath,you not only bathe but also have fun.The origins of the Turkish Bath,as a link in an uninterrupted development chain;date back to Byzantine and Roman Baths,and even older,to the Bronze Age civilizations of Anatolia.People began to visit the baths in ancient times,but during the Ottoman Empire, this activity became a kind of ritual in which the body and the soul were cleansed.The premises are built in the traditional oriental style-it is spacious and bright with a vaulted ceiling. The interior decoration is only marble. The air temperature should be at most 55C and the humidity 100%.If you have not purchased a private service,men and women will be in separate complexes. Being naked is forbidden to everyone, so towels or sheets are always provided at the entrance. You can also bring your bikini or shorts with you.