Turkish Bath

One thing we were told that was a "must" in Istanbul was a visit to a turkish bath or hamam. We chose Çemberlitaş hamam which is located  close to the Grand Bazaar. It is listed in Patricia Schultz’s famous book “1,000 places to see before you die”

The light from the ceiling was amazing

The raised stone is heated. This is where you lie to warm up and prepare for the scrubbing

This infrastructure is the last Turkish bath house that was built in the Ottoman Era. It was constructed in 1741 by two different Ottoman era architects. Süleyman Ağa started the construction, then Abdullah Ağa completed it. The beautifully detailed building with high domed ceilings, internal marble fountains, interior garden, and two levels of individual changing areas for men and women.

This is the men's side and not my picture but it shows what the bubble massage is like. 

After the massage we had an amazing full body oil massage. We were soon relaxed after!