Balnevia
Light falling through the dome of a historic Ottoman hammam

Istanbul/Turkey

Çemberlitaş Hamamı

A 1584 Ottoman hammam attributed to Mimar Sinan, still working as it was built to.

Bathing temperature
40°C
Bathing
Indoor
Established
1584
Admission from
€40

Commissioned by Nurbanu Sultan and designed by the imperial architect Sinan, the hammam has operated almost continuously since.

Balnevia view

Why visit

Sinan's architecture experienced the way it was intended: through steam, marble and light.

The water

Thermal water

Mineralisation
Heated water, no mineral source

Facilities

  • Massage treatments
  • Steam room

Location

Istanbul, Turkey41.0082, 28.9700View on Balnevia map

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