The Turkish bath "Amam" — Local services in Sokobanja Municipality

Turkish bath"Amam" is located in the central park and it was built by Turks, on the foundation of roman thermi, in XV century. It was reconstructed for the first time in 1834, by order of Duke Milos Obrenovic, and the last time in 2005. It is the only Turkish bath which is in function in Serbia. Bathing in warm water is very comfortable, and the bathroom ambience makes the experience even better. You can reserve it in advance and it is scheduled for half an hour, and in that time you have the pool all to yourself, so it's not...

This is a small spa center from the Age of the Ottoman Empire. Here is the water healing, so people from all over Serbia come to the treatment of various diseases. You need to schedule an appointment here if you want some treatment. Have more smaller pools with medicinal water, various baths, massages of all kinds, facial and body treatments ... The prices are convenient for all and I recommend because it is a beautiful place for relaxation...

Turška kopel, znana tudi kot hamam, je tradicionalni ritual, posvečen negi telesa in duha, ki sega daleč v kulture Male Azije in Bližnjega vzhoda. Parna kopel ostaja sinonim za užitek in regeneracijo: izkušnja salus per aquam. Hamam je vroča parna kopel, ki regenerira in prečiščuje telo. Ritual zahteva bivanje v prostoru z vlažnostjo do 100 % in relativno nizko temperaturo, približno 48 °C. Kakovost izkušnje in koristi za telo so odvisne od pravega ravnovesja med tema dvema vrednostma. Ime »turška kopel« se morda zdi pretirano, saj izvor tega rituala ni strogo povezan s Turčijo. Izraz »turški« izhaja iz dejstva, da se je ta tradicija razširila po srednjeveški Evropi prek stikov z Osmanskim cesarstvom, ki je imelo močno tradicijo javnih kopališč. Poleg tega so v srednjem veku otomanski Turki uvedli in promovirali ritual javnih kopališč v mnogih evropskih državah. Vendar pa izvor hamama oziroma parne kopeli segajo v bolj oddaljene čase in so tesno povezani s starorimsko tradicijo kopališč. To kulturo higiene so nato sprejeli in razvili Bizantinci, kasneje pa še muslimani po osvojitvi Konstantinopla v...