The Aerides Bath or Bath House of the Winds (Greek: Λουτρό των Αέρηδων) is the only surviving Ottoman-era public Turkish bath surviving in Athens, Greece. [1] Located at Kyrristou 8, near the Tower of the Winds (colloquially known as " Aerides ", "the Winds"), it dates to the early period of Ottoman rule over the city (15th-17th centuries). It continued working as a bath.
The Bath House of the winds is the only public bath of Athens surviving at the present days. It dates from the first period of Turkish rule (1453 - 1669) and stands near the Roman forum and the Tower of the Winds. It functioned as a bathhouse until 1956, and is now the property of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
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The Bathhouse of the Winds (Λουτρό των Αέρηδων) is the last surviving public Turkish bath in Athens, Greece. We almost walked past this little restored bath house (hammam) but were glad we slipped inside for a wander round. It's cool and uncluttered with the original marble fittings and partitions restored.
AV projections give a good idea of how this bathhouse, one of three in Athens in the 19th century, were used. The bath house is an off. Tha Bathhouse of the Winds is the only public bath in Athens still in existence.
Bath house of the winds with Acropolis hill in the background, Athens ...
The museum's permanent exhibition will include copperplates with scenes from the life in public bathhouses, explanatory panels, and information on ancient, Roman, Byzantine and Turkish bathhouses in Greece. Areas have also been set aside for a shop on the ground floor and a cafe on the building's terrace. Bathhouse of the Winds - One of the best small museums in Athens, Greece: hours, tickets, location, tours, photos.
The Bath House of the Winds is located between the streets Kyrristou and Lisiou in the district of Plaka in Athens, near the Tower of the Winds and the Roman Forum. It is the only public bath of Athens surviving at the present days, dating back from the first period of Ottoman rule in Greece. The Bath House of the Winds has perhaps the most poetical sounding name for a museum in the world! Read here about this hidden gem of Athens.
Bath house of the winds with Acropolis hill in the background, Athens ...
about Bathhouse of the Winds (Museum of Modern Greek Culture) in Nea Ionia and gain first. One of the few remnants of Athens' Ottoman period, this 17th-century hammam (Turkish bath) is also the only intact public bath building in the city - though it unfortunately no longer functions as such. As a museum, though, it's quite attractive and atmospheric, with music, sound and a few projections conjuring its glory days as you stroll through the various rooms.
