An interior view of Istanbul's Hurrem Sultan Hamam. Turkish baths typically have three main sections. - Hakan Akgun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images EDITOR’S NOTE: This CNN Travel series is, or was, ...

If you’ve never used a Turkish-style hammam towel before, it takes some getting used to. It starts out rougher than traditionally plush bath towels, becoming more absorbent and cottony over time (it’s ...

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to enjoy a Turkish hammam experience in a spa, you’ll know precisely what a treat they can be. As you lay on a huge piece of warm stone, you’re scrubbed to within an ...

For those of you have never had the chance to experience a hammam (Turkish bathhouse) before, within the Mosquee de Paris lies an authentic public hammam in Paris. Hammams are usually always divided ...

One of the world's most intense (and famous) body scrubs is done the authentic way—in the nude—at Istanbul's 400-year-old Kiliç Ali Paşa Hamami. Anyone who’s been to a relatively nice spa or stayed at ...

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