Hammam & Sauna
Hamam & its origin
The history of oriental bathing goes back 800 years to Central Anatolia and Istanbul. The bathing ritual did not involve everyday problems, it was enjoyed, but people also met to socialise. Even in the ancient Roman thermal baths, relaxation was combined with socialising. This bathing culture is still practised today in beautiful bathhouses in the Orient.
Procedure for a visit to the hamam (Turkish bath)
1. arrival & warm-up
You enter the warm room ("Hararet") and relax on a heated marble slab.
2. Peeling (Kese)
A hamam master rubs off dead skin cells with a rough glove.
3. soap foam massage
A massage with fragrant foam cleanses and relaxes.
4. rinse off & relax
Warm water is poured over the body, often followed by rest in a cool room.
5. Optional
Massage with oil or tea ritual at the end.
Info and reservation Hamam
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 12.00 to 20.00, Saturday & Sunday 10.00 to 20.00
Reservation
Info
Costs
CHF 60 (for hotel guests, the hammam and saunas are included in the price)
Age
Please note that access is not permitted for children and young people under the age of 14.
Notes
A visit to the hammam is a cleansing ritual for body, mind and soul. Our hamam is a place of silence and we ask you to refrain from loud conversations. We recommend the following classic programme (approx. 60 to 90 minutes without treatments).
Your journey to the Orient
Sogukluk
Gently warm up in the steam room at approx. 38 - 40 degrees.
Kese-Lif
Self-exfoliation with Kese (silk glove and olive oil soap).
Sicaklik
Dive into the 37 degree warm water pool.
Bingül
Pores open up in the 45 degree warm herbal steam room.
Rhassoul
Under coloured light, a nourishing mud is applied to the body, which is left to work in the herbal steam. The rain shower concludes this pampering ritual.
Massage
Choose between a soap foam or soap brush massage, followed by a pampering oil massage.
Navel stone
Resting on the warm stone in the centre room.
Camekan
Relax with tea, syrup and Turkish specialities.
Hamam - a mysterious word that we associate with pleasure, cleansing and relaxation. An oasis for all the senses. Fragrances, moisture, steam and warmth restore harmony. Experience a journey to the Orient and immerse yourself in our sensory worlds.
The origins of the sauna
Even in the Stone Age, people in cold regions used simple earth pits or huts in which they heated stones to generate heat. Such early steam baths existed in many cultures, for example among North American natives or in Roman thermal baths. The modern sauna originated in Finland, where sweating rooms existed over 2000 years ago. The Finnish word "sauna" means "room made of wood" or "bathhouse".
Early Finnish saunas were wooden huts with a stone oven on which water was poured to produce the hot vapour, the "löyly" - the soul of the sauna. It was not only used for cleansing, but also for healing, birth and ritual renewal and was often the cleanest building in the village.
Info and booking sauna
Sauna opening hours
Monday to Friday: on request
Saturday & Sunday: 10.00 to 20.00 hrs
Costs
CHF 30
For hotel guests, the hammam and saunas are included in the price.
Age
Please note that access is not permitted for children and young people under the age of 14.
Even more
Me-Time
Massages & Cosmetics
In the BergSpa we give you space and time. For yourself, for revitalisation or regeneration, relaxation or inspiration, active or enjoyment.