Thai massage in Turkey - be careful! Turkish massage: in detail about different types of unique techniques The Turk does a Russian massage.

Do you know what a hammam is? This is not at all what we are now offered everywhere in any fitness center, not even close to compare! If you still have not enjoyed bathing in Turkey, now I will tell you how we went to a real hammam.

A beginner tourist can be seen right away - by the pale color of your skin you will be immediately identified in the crowd and beach barkers and guides will begin their attack. Therefore, as soon as we checked into a hotel in Kemer, we were immediately invited to visit the hammam in Turkey. They said that the tan after the bath will lay down much better and last longer. We delayed it a little, and went to the hammam already tanned. At first, we were more drawn to boat trips than some kind of sauna trip. Do not repeat our mistakes, friends. If you want to get 100% benefit from the hammam - go to it as soon as your foot has set foot on Turkish soil)

Our Turkish Hamam Reviews

An excursion to the Turkish hammam, you will be offered to visit at the hotel or in a special building of the bathhouse with a dome. We were taken to the hammam, located at the hotel, I did not remember the name. Yes, and this is not so important - SPA events held in Turkish baths are the same everywhere.

How much does a hammam cost in Turkey

Hamam in Turkey guides in the hotel is worth 50 dollars in street agencies and when booking via the Internet - 20 dollars, if you go to the bathhouse on your own it will be even cheaper, they charge only for the entrance 10 $. As you understand, an independent trip does not imply a transfer, while when booking via Sputnik, for example, a taxi will come to the hotel for you.

A typical Turkish hammam includes:

• soapy massage
• peeling
• oil massage
• face mask
• cup of tea

You have to endure high temperatures, because in the steam room the air warms up to 50 degrees, and the humidity reaches 100 percent.

The whole washing procedure is divided into stages, so I will describe the hammam in Turkey in the same order as we went through it. The bath is not divided into male and female parts, so you need to come to the hammam in a bathing suit. By the way, you will be washed in it, in this regard, it is advisable to wear a bikini.

Warming up in the Russian sauna

First we were invited to the sauna for 30 minutes. It is similar to our steam rooms - it is completely paneled with wood, the floors are made in the form of wide sunbeds. There are stones that can be heated with a ladle. But we did not want to do this, since the sauna was already hot to the fullest. Finally, when the sweat was pouring down and we already wanted to escape from there ourselves, the half-naked Turk invited us to the hammam.

Hamam in Turkey

It was a large room, completely tiled in marble. In the middle of the room was a huge quadrangular sunbed. We were offered to lie down on this table with our stomach down and rest. Marble gets very warm, so it's nice to lie on a warm stone, and after the sauna we were exhausted and we almost fell asleep.

In the hammam, because of the steam, I could not see anything, I was almost falling asleep. Then I understand that someone is starting to rub my back. It turns out that the Turks came and started a soapy massage. Each visitor, and there were three of us in the hammam, was supposed to have a personal soapmaker. In fact, this massage is a washing procedure. A mitten made of horsehair is taken, heavily lathered, and the whole body is rubbed with it from the top of the head to the heels. After such a peeling, the skin becomes smooth and renewed - what the guides say when they advise you to go to the hammam.

Feelings when you are washed like a child - every finger and crease of your body - is simply divine. Of course, at first I could not relax. After all, I was touched by a strange man, a young Turk, but then I saw my husband lying calmly next to me and enjoying the procedure - I also relaxed. I do not think that these men, through whose hands hundreds of such tourists pass, have dirty thoughts. You wouldn't wish on your enemy to work all day in this heat.

Soapy massage lasted about half an hour, although at that moment I was like in a dream. The hot air of the steam room, the heated lounger, covered in soapy foam, and the hands slide over the body ... Although you are lying at that moment in a bathing suit, the procedure still seems intimate. I woke up from a kiss - my husband woke me up this way. It turns out we have already been washed and offered to go for another massage. It was not easy to get up, after the hammam the legs became completely wadded. Now we were separated one by one and each went to his own room.

Oil massage in Turkish hamam

This type of massage was also performed by a Turkish man. In a small room there was a sunbed covered with a Turkish towel. Here, instead of soap, warm, delicious-smelling oil is applied to the whole body. I do not like the impact on my body and usually when I massage pain especially on the back. But then either I got a skilled massage therapist, or my body relaxed after the hammam - I gladly lay the entire massage) The procedure lasted about half an hour. The massage was done much faster for my husband, and he was still waiting for me outside the door.

Rejuvenation mask

At the end of the oil massage, the Turkish man applied a mask with some kind of mixture to his face. It looked like clay, but we were assured that it was healing mud which has a rejuvenating effect. It was possible to evaluate the effect of the mask after 10 minutes. But since we were already squeaky clean, we did not particularly see the effect of the mask on the face.

Turkish tea

The final stage of spa treatments was a pleasant relaxation on the couches with aromatic tea. The tea was hot and fragrant with the smell of tangerines.

We will be delivered back to the hotel by a transfer, which also brought us to the bathhouse. Taxi driver two hours later, was already waiting for us at the exit. So do not be afraid to buy a hamam tour in Turkey from local barkers, their service will not let you down. By the way, as it turned out, the guides did not lie about the fact that after the hammam there will be a beautiful tan. We returned home so chocolate that passers-by turned to follow us for a long time.

Turkish massage is a bath massage popular in the East and gaining more and more popularity in European spas and wellness centers.

The unique therapeutic properties of massage were highly appreciated by the outstanding physician of antiquity, Avicenna, who widely uses various massage techniques to treat various diseases. He contributed to the classification of existing massage techniques, highlighting the following types of massage: weak - relieves stress, soothes, relaxes; moderate - normalizes, harmonizes, preserves; strong - activates, invigorates, strengthens; prolonged - deeply warms up, starts the processes of cleansing and liberation from everything superfluous and alien to health; preparatory - warms up, prepares for vigorous physical activity; restorative - soothes, relieves pain, necessary after intense physical exertion.

The magical effect of Turkish massage

Massage turned out to be not only very useful, but also an extremely pleasant procedure that has conquered many Asian countries, where body care was a real cult, and most of the procedures took place in the bath. Turkey geographically and culturally connects Europe and Asia, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that Turkish massage has absorbed all the best from Eastern and Western techniques and presented the world with a whole palette of interesting massage approaches and techniques.

All types of Turkish massage, one way or another, are associated with a visit to the hamam, so this is not just a massage, but a real bath procedure. The Turkish massage procedure is not for pampered natures, as it is associated with a very powerful intense effect on the body.

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Varieties of Turkish massage techniques

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Ancient proven classic

This massage method originated directly in Turkey. Traditionally used for deep relaxation, improving skin texture and figure enhancement, it has always been especially popular with women. Typically, the procedure, which lasts about 50 minutes, is carried out in hamams - Turkish national baths, accompanied by charming Turkish melodies using a variety of massage oils.

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Kese peeling massage and Sabunlam foam massage

A very popular procedure that combines deep cleansing and massage. It is carried out in the conditions of hammams and spa centers. For a massage, you need a special heated table or a warm marble slab. This is not just a massage, but a whole ritual that lasts about an hour and includes several procedures at once. First, you will be sent for 5-10 minutes to the steam room - sikalik, so that the body warms up well and all the pores open. Then you will be poured with warm water, and every centimeter of your body will be thoroughly rubbed with a special massage glove, a kese made of silk or goat hair. An experienced bath attendant (a man is a tellak, a woman is a rub) will not miss a single centimeter, not even forgetting about the zones between the fingers.

After peeling, a massage is performed with thick soapy foam, which envelops the body like a huge fluffy weightless cloud. For the preparation of foam, only olive soap is used. An excellent procedure for deep cleansing of the skin - it opens pores, removes toxins, stimulates blood circulation, and removes dead, keratinized particles of the epithelium. In addition to a positive cosmetic effect, it has a beneficial effect on the condition of patients with rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis, myalgia, and osteochondrosis. Having finished working with the body, they will take your head, then wash off all the excess, generously smear with fragrant oil and send you to the relaxation room, where you can enjoy a cup of hot fragrant tea.

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Turkish relaxation massage

Based on the classic form of Turkish massage. The main purpose of the massage is deep relaxation, calming, harmonization of the body, spirit and soul, meditation. The procedure, which lasts about an hour, is usually carried out in a hammam with subdued lights accompanied by relaxing music, incense and warm massage oils that promote deep relaxation and soothing.

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Turkish sultan massage

This massage is sure to make you feel like a real sultan… or sultana! A feature of the sultan massage is that it requires two masseurs at once: two men or two women. Synchronous four-hand massage with intoxicating aroma oils promotes incredibly fast relaxation of the nervous and muscular systems, fills you with a feeling of deep bodily and spiritual satisfaction.

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Mystery of foot massage

Before the procedure, you will be given a good steam in the hammam so that the body warms up and becomes as receptive to massage as possible. Then you will be laid on a flat hard surface - floor, mat, tatami, covered with a sheet or towel, the massage therapist will arm himself with a bamboo stick, rings or bars so as not to lose balance, the room will be filled with marvelous oriental melodies and the sacrament will begin ... Half an hour of a powerful energy massage awaits you, especially beneficial effect on the condition of the spine and back muscles. It should be noted that the massage therapist for each client is selected individually, depending on the weight of the client. After a foot massage session, you need to lie down calmly or take a nap.

Rest in Turkey is our wedding honeymoon, which we could only remember with pleasant impressions, but it wasn’t there ...

They say that at the very beginning of the holiday, you must definitely visit a real Turkish bath - after that, the tan lies evenly and, of course, lasts a long time. No sooner said than done! Right at the hotel, a representative of the tour operator offered us to visit a whole range of all kinds of entertainment, including the Babel Palace bath, about which he spoke very well. We were recommended to “feel for ourselves all the delights of Thai massage”, which, allegedly, is done exclusively by girls from the homeland of this very massage.

It was difficult not to succumb to such sweet persuasion, so on the second day of our vacation we already went to the vaunted Turkish bath. We were provided with a comfortable bus that took us there and back. Standard program procedures cost $ 50, the main feature of which was exactly the same Thai massage.

Upon arrival at the place, we could not help but note that everything was done beautifully and quite conveniently for visitors. But, as soon as we went inside, we were divided into small groups, we were given special bracelets indicating the paid program, and they began to offer, no, to impose additional services, “without which it’s simply impossible to enjoy the already purchased program”! Well, we succumbed to the temptation, so we bought a chocolate wrap, which was supposed to moisturize the skin and give it elasticity and beauty, just like a baby!

For all the preparatory procedures before the massage, we were all taken together. When it was the turn to do the massage, my husband and I were separated and taken along different corridors. In the room I was laid on a massage table and asked to wait a bit. I lie and wait for a professional girl. To my amazement, an ordinary Turkish guy came, who ended up giving me a massage. I should note that my husband and I started doing massage at the same time, and had to do it the same way (the programs were paid for exactly the same).

They called an interpreter and tried to convince me to pay for an additional course of massages and other procedures, the total cost of which was more than 300 dollars. I refused, referring to the fact that I do not have such funds. I thought that after that they would leave behind ... It wasn’t there ... The translator ran to me two more times and offered me the same course, but at a lower cost. As a result, when I refused (reduced to $ 180), they proceeded to "heavenly pleasure". To say that I was hurt and uncomfortable is an understatement. It seemed that they were taking revenge on me for the fact that I decided to refuse to pay them for extra. services.

As far as I know, Thai massage is a gentle stretching of the arms, legs, back, kneading the muscles, which certainly do not cause sharp pain! In general, all my torment lasted almost an hour and a half, after which they also refused to apply a chocolate mask to my whole body (as it was written on my second bracelet). Of course, the translator and administrator were called again, who ran and refined my program. In the end, everything cleared up, I was put on a mask and taken to the shower.

When I went to the shower, it turned out that absolutely everyone from our group had already gone through all their procedures, had time to take a shower, change clothes and put themselves in order, and my husband had been running around looking for me for about half an hour, and no one even tried to help him.

But thank God, we found each other and went to the hotel. On the way, I began to tell my husband what I experienced, and how I blame myself, that it was my fault (I barely persuaded him to come here with me), he survived such torture. To my surprise, it turned out that nothing like this happened to him:

• No one persuaded him to force him to buy other procedures;
• There were no problems with the chocolate mask - it was immediately applied to him without any clarification;
• No one twisted his legs and arms, did not squeeze his legs and arms so that it seemed they would be torn off ...

A few hours later, already at the hotel, I found that my legs on the inside of the thigh were strewn with maroon bruises, which were simply huge. It was already evening, so the next day we turned to the representative of the tour operator, showed him my hematomas, from which, of course, he was in great shock. I was asked to write a complaint, which I did.

We waited for a response to my complaint for about two days. As a result, I was offered to visit the local hospital, of course, at the expense of the Turkish bath. My husband insisted that I agree. So they did. We took insurance and documents, they sent a beige Mercedes with leather interior and air conditioning for us, and took us to the hospital. After a thorough examination, the doctor wrote me good recipe out of four items - 2 ointments and 2 types of tablets, as it turned out, not cheap. His diagnosis was expected - too intense, too strong pressure, which is extremely unacceptable, especially in a "professional" Turkish bath.

Of course, all medicines were bought directly by a representative from Babel Palace and immediately given to me. That employee was promised to be fined. I imagine how much, considering how much they had to pay for my visit to the doctor and the medicine.

After this incident, for some reason, all the hotel staff began to treat us more respectfully, they gave drinks at the bar without a queue, even if it was small. You must have heard about our history...

I want to say that I will not visit this spa center called the Babel Palace Turkish bath again, and I do not advise you to. And those who are faced with similar problems, do not hesitate to defend their rights. I wish you all only good memories and impressions.

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