As a solo traveler, I like to do girlie stuff when I travel. I like to see as much as possible but also splurge on a bit of indulgent luxury.
One of those luxuries is going to the hammam or a spa. But what is it like in another country? On my road trip through the most southern province of Spain , I visited the hammam in Granada and the Cordoba hammam.
All opinions are my own as usual. Probe around the Globe uses affiliate links. This is at no extra cost to you. In the Netherlands, it is perfectly normal to go to a Spa or Sauna and be naked.
Butt naked like a baby. Some saunas and spa centres have bathing suit days, but this is explicitly mentioned when booking. But you can put yourself in an awkward situation if you turn up without a bathing suit and you have to wear one. In the hammams, in Andalusia, you have to wear a bathing suit. Girls can wear a bikini or a swimsuit; guys can wear long or short swimming gear.
They are not very fashionable but they allow you to enjoy the hammam in Granada or Malaga without packing your swimsuit. In Turkey and Morocco, you have female hammams that are separate for ladies. No men allowed here. In the hammams in Andalusia, like the Cordoba baths or Granada hammam, the baths are mixed.
