Stari hamam
Poljanička, Vranje
Old hammam in Vranje - The most important information
Vranje is a picturesque city in the very south of Serbia, a city that preserves a heritage that has grown for centuries.
Located near the borders with Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria, it was a crossroads for many peoples, who left their mark by passing through it. And these traces are still present in the city today.
Exactly one of those traces is the Hamam, which stands as a kind of monument of culture and history.
History and appearance of the hammam
Historical intertwining made the Roman and Ottoman bathing rituals merge, which led to the creation of the Turkish hammam we know today. The customs and habits of caring for the body were kept in the hammams.
The hammam in Vranje was built at the end of the 17th century and today represents a cultural and historical asset.
You will easily recognize it because of its characteristic appearance. It is built of brick and hewn stone and contains five domes covered with glass oculus, through which light entered the room.
It consists of a locker room, a bathing place called halvat and hazisa, a water tank.
Additional information
Although it has been renovated several times, the hammam is unfortunately not available to visitors.
However, that does not mean that you cannot see this facility from the outside and get the impression that the custom of bathing and body care was once cultivated in Serbia.
How to get to the hammam
If you travel from Belgrade by car, you will reach the hammam in 3 and a half hours (by highway A1).
If you were to walk from the center of Vranje, it would take you 25 minutes to reach the hammam (starting from Kralja Stefana Prvovenčanog Street)
Located near the borders with Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria, it was a crossroads for many peoples, who left their mark by passing through it. And these traces are still present in the city today.
Exactly one of those traces is the Hamam, which stands as a kind of monument of culture and history.
History and appearance of the hammam
Historical intertwining made the Roman and Ottoman bathing rituals merge, which led to the creation of the Turkish hammam we know today. The customs and habits of caring for the body were kept in the hammams.
The hammam in Vranje was built at the end of the 17th century and today represents a cultural and historical asset.
You will easily recognize it because of its characteristic appearance. It is built of brick and hewn stone and contains five domes covered with glass oculus, through which light entered the room.
It consists of a locker room, a bathing place called halvat and hazisa, a water tank.
Additional information
Although it has been renovated several times, the hammam is unfortunately not available to visitors.
However, that does not mean that you cannot see this facility from the outside and get the impression that the custom of bathing and body care was once cultivated in Serbia.
How to get to the hammam
If you travel from Belgrade by car, you will reach the hammam in 3 and a half hours (by highway A1).
If you were to walk from the center of Vranje, it would take you 25 minutes to reach the hammam (starting from Kralja Stefana Prvovenčanog Street)
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