The attendant’s instructions, as I lay on a circular marble slab with a dozen other semi-naked women, left me disoriented and ...

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, ...

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 ...

I spent the last week in Istanbul eating, shopping, and sitting at fashion shows, so by the end of my adventure, a trip to a Turkish bath (also known as a hamam) was in order. While I wasn't exactly ...

Istanbul (CNN) — Cocooned in the warm embrace of the hamam, sounds are muffled. Gentle light from oculi, “eyes” in a large dome overhead, etches patterns across the marble surfaces below. Running ...

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