INFORMATION ABOUT SPORT AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN GRANADA, SPAIN
BATHS & SPAS
Updated 27th June 2009
These have recently become very popular and so as not to be disappointed, it's a good idea to book in advance. There are currently two Arab baths (or Turkish or hammam baths, as they are also known) in Granada, and both provide quiromassages and aromatherapy treatments and various rooms with different temperature pools.
For centuries, hammam baths have been important in Middle-Eastern cultures as social meeting places and for ritual cleansing, and the buildings themselves are normally of architectural interest. In Western cultures, meanwhile, the baths have been enthusiastically adopted as a method of both cleansing and relaxation. In the Turkish bath, you start in the warm room where you relax and perspire as a result of the hot, dry air passing through, before proceeding to the even hotter warm room. Following a massage, you can then end in the cooling room for a period of relaxation.
| ALJIBE | |
| Address: | Calle San Miguel Alta 41 |
| Telephone: | 958 522 867 |
| Times: | 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 |
| Days: | Monday - Sunday (closed 25th December) |
| Prices: | 26-28 euros - bath, quiromassage and aromatherapy 19 euros - bath 16 euros (children under 12) |
| Duration | 90 minutes (massage 15 minutes) |
| Web page: | www.granadamap.com/aljibesm/ |
| Map: | www.granadamap.com |
| Notes: | swimming costume necessary (costumes and robes can be rented) towels and lockers provided free of charge |
| HAMMAM | |
| Address: | Calle Santa Ana 16 |
| Telephone: | 958 229 978 |
| Times: | 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 24:00 |
| Days: | Monday - Sunday |
| Prices: | 23-28 euros - bath, quiromassage, and aromatherapy 19 euros - bath |
| Duration: | 90 minutes (massage 15 minutes) |
| Web page: | www.granadainfo.com/hammam/bathsindex.htm |
| Notes: | swimming costume necessary, towels and lockers available |
Granada has long been famous for its water and hot springs, and there are now several in the province of Granada and recently some have been established in the city itself.
Granada
| BALNEARIA | |
| Address: | Calle Recogidas 24 (Edificio Castro) |
| Telephone: | 958 536 960 |
| Times: | 10:00 - 22:00 |
| Days: | Monday - Saturday |
| Prices: | 25 euros - a good idea is the wellness circuit / circuito bienestar
- a combination of hydrotherapy and water massage treatments with hot
and
cold pools,
a turkish bath, an essential oils shower, Scottish shower, etc. This can be combined with different types of massage and special offers are available throughout the year |
| Duration: | 80 minutes |
| Notes: | swimming costume necessary, towels and lockers available |
The two most important spas in
the province of Granada are:
Lanjaron
Distance from Granada: 44 km
For centuries people from all over Spain have flocked to the town of Lanjaron in the Alpujarras (where mineral water from the Sierra Nevada mountains is bottled). The spa waters here are said to cure various health and digestive problems and nowadays, people can also enjoy relaxation treaments, massages, etc. The current building was built in 1928 and has an impressive ballroom, gardens, bar, and tennis courts. Famous people who are said to have visited the spa are Virginia Wolf, Betrand Rusell, Manuel de Falla or Federico García Lorca. The spa is open from February to December and more information can be found on the spa's web page: http://www.balneariodelanjaron.com (in Spanish).
Alhama de Granada
Distance from Granada: 67 km
Alhama de Granada takes its name
from the Arabic word el-hammam meaning thermal
waters, because of the hot springs that can
be found just outside the village. A pool was first
built
here in Roman times to take advantage of these waters
and those of the
River Alhama, and further buildings
were
then added
by the
Moors in the 12th century to create an area of rest, relaxation
and recovery (the domed pool with its skylights
which still exists today). New
baths were
built in 1800, and following the discovery of a second spring towards the
end of the 19th century after an earthquake, the spa became increasingly
popular and one of the most important in Andalucía.
The spa
is open from April to November and more information can be found on the
spa's web page: http://www.balnearioalhamadegranada.com (in
Spanish).
| TERMASAJE | |
| Address: | Plaza General Emilio Herrera 3 (near Arenas/Matadero) |
| Telephone: | 692 210 901 / 625 038 100 |
| Times: | 10:00 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 24:00 |
| Days: | Monday - Sunday |
| Prices: | 22 euros - bath, massage 14 euros - bath |
| Duration: | 90 minutes (massage 15 minutes) |
| Map: | www.granadamap.com |
| Notes: | swimming costume necessary, different types of massage available (quiromassage, shiatsu, thai, metamorphic) |