Bath

Ancient bath with mosaic restored

A Roman Bath, which was built in the fifth century A.D. and used for 200 years, has been restored in the ancient port city Anemurium, located on a 600-hectare area in the southern province of Mersin. While the cleaning and restoration works of the floor mosaic in the dressing room of the bath continue, this year the bath started to host visitors.

Japanese bath houses find new ways to stay afloat

Just before it opens each afternoon, elderly residents gather outside one of Tokyo's last remaining old-style bath houses carrying flannels, soap and shampoo for their regular soak.

With its communal naked tubs, bright mural of Mount Fuji and sliding wooden entrance under a pointed roof, Inariyu is a classic example of a Japanese public bath, or sento.

Historical Turkish bath becomes venue

The Vezir Bath in ?anl?urfa is now serving as a venue for traditional events organized in the city, with its 1,200 square-meters filled with oriental furnitureA historical Turkish bath, which was functional for more than three centuries in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa, is now serving modern-day tourists.

Traces of centuries-old bath found in Harran

The discovery of a bath and toilets in ?anl?urfa's ancient city of Harran make the city unique as the facilities were devoted to personal use Excavations have unearthed a 1,250-year-old bath, toilet and large sewer system at the ancient site of Harran, considered one of the world's oldest settlements, in the southeastern province of ?anl?urfa.