Turkish Baths in Antalya by marsistanbul
History of bath culture,meaning a cleaning ritual and a social meeting goes to India,ancient Egypt,ancient Aegean and ancient Rome civilizations.This culture suggest relaxation of body and soul by influence of the bath glorious architectural structure.It is believed that a persons spends 1 or 2 hours in the bath gets cleaned both bodily and spiritually.The prominent ones among the bath in Antalya are Yivli minare Bath(XIII.century) and Cifte Bath(XVI.century) in the city center,Caycibasi Bath(XVI.century) in Korkuteli and Bey Bath(XVI.century) in Elmali.As for the baths perpetuating traditional bath culture in Antalya I can mention about SEFA BATH(Kaleici),Akdeniz Bath,Antalya Yeni Bath,Nazir Hamami(Kaleici),and Ottoman Bath.In order to live through bath culture it is essantial to have a real experience of Turkish Bath,however,it is possible to have bath ritual at home with the products designed for bath.