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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.

Baignade
Intérieur
Hébergement
Hôtel sur place

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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Pourquoi y aller

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

Recommandations

Hôtels à proximité

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L'eau

Eau thermale

Source
Çekirge springs
Minéralisation
Calcium sulphate and bicarbonate
Caractère
Hot calcareous water from the Uludağ slopes, in use since Byzantine times.

Équipements

  • Thermal pools
  • Massage treatments
  • Hammam
  • Hotel

Histoire

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

Informations pratiques

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

Site officiel

Y aller

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

Situation

Bursa, Turkey40.1950, 29.0350Voir sur la carte Balnevia

Lieux liés

Autres bains thermaux en Turkey