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.

Balneazione
Vasca interna
Alloggio
Hotel in loco

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.

Lo sguardo di Balnevia

Perché visitarlo

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

Raccomandazioni

Hotel nelle vicinanze

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L'acqua

Acqua termale

Sorgente
Çekirge springs
Mineralizzazione
Calcium sulphate and bicarbonate
Carattere
Hot calcareous water from the Uludağ slopes, in use since Byzantine times.

Servizi

  • Thermal pools
  • Massage treatments
  • Hammam
  • Hotel

Storia

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

Informazioni pratiche

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

Sito ufficiale

Come arrivare

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

Posizione

Bursa, Turkey40.1950, 29.0350Vedi sulla mappa di Balnevia

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