In Menderes, İzmir, Deli Ömer Roma Hamamları keeps the hammam tradition alive around a thermal and steam-based spring. Steam, heated marble, scrub and massage make up the typical ritual offered here.
Insider tip — The Roman baths of Deli Ömer, in Deliömerli köyü in the Menderes district, İzmir. Baths carved into the limestone in the 3rd century BC, with two excavated sections (east and west), water channels, ventilation openings and drains preserved. A natural archaeological site accessible by a path from the Menderes-Gümüldür road.