A small, ornate doorway in the Al-Bazouriya spices souk leads to these elegant public baths, built during the reign of Nur al-Din Zangi in 1169, now state-owned but still family-run. After decades of use as a warehouse in the last century, it was revived as a bathhouse again in 1979. The beautiful domed relaxation hall features raised, carpeted platforms for relaxation, a marble fountain and a TV showing the news, switched off during calls to prayer. The friendly staff guide you through the bathing procedures in the somewhat shabby but ancient facilities. Men only.
