When the Ottoman Empire seized and took over Istanbul from the Romans, the culture and the tradition was revamped and certain things were changed. The traditional Turkish bath is the paradigm of such changes. It is considered as a tradition of cleansing and is usually preceded by the veneration of the prophet and that’s the reason the hammams are situated cheek by jowl to the mosques. It involves cleansing of the corporeal body as well as the conscious soul.
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Respite for women
Women had to face many restrictions by their orthodox husbands, as a result, they were not allowed to enjoy the perks of the Turkish hammams, their entry was acceptable only when they were ill or were at the verge of conceiving. Steadily, due to the influence of Mohammad who claimed that the warmth of baths increased the fertility, all the women were permitted to experience the unruffled calm of hammams. Thereby, bestowing them to a respite from their monotonous foreboding lives.
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Initially, in the bygone era, the hammams were only for men. Steadily women also enjoyed the luxury and opulence of the traditional baths. And as the people are opting for a more modern and western approach, many unisex common hammams are also being established all over Morocco to provide a free, liberal and intimate experience.
One of the best hammams in Morocco are Les Bains de Marrakech, heritage spa, Hammam Dar El-Bacha.
They are the unisex hammams of morocco which renders an intimate and comfortable experience to the couples who look forward to dabble their souls into the sanctifying steam of hammam.
