Turkish baths are not only known for being luxurious spas but also easy on the wallet. We left from Rhodes, Greece and took a two hour Hydrofoil to visit Turkey. We had the chance to explore a Mediterranean Seaside village. My first time at one of these bath house we had the entire day to spend, which only ended up costing us eight dollars. After changing, our first step was to do a foot soak until everything was set up. After that we went into a dome covered in white and blue tiles which was beautiful and was exactly what you wanted to see while in Turkey. Each of us was given a full body scrub and exfoliation. After this we just played around in the mineral water and took pictures. After drying off we all headed to the massage rooms where we all got full body massages by a team of Turkish men.
After this we spent some time in the pools outside under
that hot Middle Eastern sun. After leaving the Spa we spent the rest of the
time at a seaside market buying Turkish Delight and other useless random tourist
trinkets. Of course while shopping we were continuously stared and heckled by
the shop owners who did not have very much experience seeing American girls,
which of course is always flattering. My
only regret is not being able to spend more time exploring this beautiful
country, but I can’t wait to go back and spend some more time there again. This
is a must do for anyone travelling not only in Turkey, but also anywhere that
these are offered. When in Budapest, there were many more Turkish baths that
gave you the same sort of deals. However the one I went to was more of a spa
that offered different temperature pools and saunas instead of massages, so it
is all in what you want!
