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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.

Baño
Interior
Alojamiento
Hotel en el recinto

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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Por qué visitarlo

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

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El agua

Agua termal

Manantial
Çekirge springs
Mineralización
Calcium sulphate and bicarbonate
Carácter
Hot calcareous water from the Uludağ slopes, in use since Byzantine times.

Instalaciones

  • Thermal pools
  • Massage treatments
  • Hammam
  • Hotel

Historia

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

Información práctica

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

Sitio web oficial

Cómo llegar

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

Ubicación

Bursa, Turkey40.1950, 29.0350Ver en el mapa de Balnevia

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