Balnevia
Light through the dome of a historic Ottoman thermal bath in Bursa

Bursa/Turkey

Eski Kaplıca

A 14th-century Ottoman bath over Byzantine foundations in Çekirge.

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Eski Kaplıca — the Old Thermal Bath — was rebuilt in 1389 by Sultan Murad I on Byzantine baths from the reign of Justinian, and still runs on Bursa's calcium-rich springs.

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Six hundred years of continuous use, under a dome that is genuinely medieval rather than reconstructed.

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Das Wasser

Thermalwasser

Quelle
Çekirge springs
Mineralisierung
Calcium sulphate and bicarbonate
Charakter
Hot calcareous water from the Uludağ slopes, in use since Byzantine times.

Einrichtungen

  • Thermal pools
  • Massage treatments
  • Hammam
  • Hotel

Geschichte

Justinian built here in the 6th century; the Ottoman rebuilding of 1389 gave the bath its present form.

Praktische Informationen

Separate men's and women's sections; scrub and foam massage are booked at the desk.

Offizielle Website

Anreise

Taxi or bus to Çekirge from central Bursa, about fifteen minutes.

Lage

Bursa, Turkey40.1950, 29.0350Auf der Balnevia-Karte ansehen

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