Ottoman bathhouse of Polykastro

The Bathhouse is located on the southern outskirts of modern Polykastro, in the old Muslim quarter. It was probably built at the beginning of the Ottoman occupation period in the area, around the late 14th-early 15th century, by an inspired architect and an important sponsor, possibly associated with Giannitsa and Thessaloniki. It seemingly operated for a limited period of time.

It was intended for public use and it included a large cold room to the south, where was also the monument’s entrance, warm and hot rooms (one central and two individual ones to the north), as well as a depilation room north of the warm room, a furnace with a water tank to the north of the main room, and a later fountain for public use, attached to the monument’s west side.