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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.

Banho
Piscina interior
Alojamento
Hotel no local

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 que visitar

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

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A água

Água termal

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

Instalações

  • Thermal pools
  • Massage treatments
  • Hammam
  • Hotel

História

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

Informações práticas

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

Site oficial

Como chegar

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

Localização

Bursa, Turkey40.1950, 29.0350Ver no mapa da Balnevia

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