WHAT: Bain Majorelle, a Moroccan hammam, or bathhouse. WHERE: In the Ville Nouvelle of Marrakech, outside the medina. WHY GO: To soak, scrub and socialize -- then repeat. Bathing usually is a simple ...

Istanbul (AFP) – For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they mostly fell out of use with the advent of running water, many in Turkey are being restored to revive an ancient ...

A new breed of hammams aims to make the local experience more accessible, by adapting Moroccan tradition to Western sensibilities. Being next-to-naked with strangers in a scorching room with troughs ...

KBS2's Jun Hyun-moo will reveal a real "hammam" sauna. KBS 2TV's "The Bosses' Ears Are Donkey Ears" (directed by Ahn Sang-eun, hereafter "Donkey Ears") is a self-reflection program in which Korea's ...

A mainstay of old Turkish films, hammam scenes were highly entertaining, a free space where women would socialise, eat, drink and even dance. Last year, Istanbul's 500-year-old Zeyrek Cinili Hammam -- ...

Built 500 years ago, Istanbul's Zeyrek Cinili Hammam recently reopened after a restoration process that took 13 years — Ozan KOSE For centuries, hammams were central to Ottoman society, and while they ...