Hammam saunas in Heraklion, Greece
Ishtar Hammam
Ishtar Hammam is a specialised hammam in central Heraklion, set in the restored Bon Marché building, a listed monument whose construction dates to around 1687. Visits are booked as rituals: time in a steam room at about 40°C and 80–90% humidity, a kese scrub on warm marble platforms and a closing rinse with colder water. The self-bathing Osiris ritual costs €35 for 45 minutes. Private sessions can be arranged, and it is open every day from 10:00 to 22:30.
Karam Crete Spa
Karam Crete Spa is a city day spa on Knossou Avenue in Agios Ioannis, Heraklion, built around Dead Sea mud and salt treatments. Its wet area has a hammam, a sauna and a five-person jacuzzi that can be booked on their own, without a treatment: each costs €20 for 20 minutes, or €30 for a 30-minute combination of two. Couples and groups can also book the space privately for events, and massages, body treatments and facials are sold alongside.
OL Wellness Club
OL Wellness Club is a members' wellness club inside the TUI Magic Life Candia Maris hotel on the Ammoudara seafront at Gazi, west of Heraklion. Its wet area has a sauna, a hammam, a Greco-Roman hammam and a steam room, with an igloo room, a salt cave, an emotional shower, a swimming pool and a seawater thalasso pool. Entry is by membership, which starts with an appointment with a wellness coach. It is open Monday to Friday 8:00 to 22:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 19:00.
Ishtar Hammam
Ishtar Hammam is a specialised hammam in central Heraklion, set in the restored Bon Marché building, a listed monument whose construction dates to around 1687. Visits are booked as rituals: time in a steam room at about 40°C and 80–90% humidity, a kese scrub on warm marble platforms and a closing rinse with colder water. The self-bathing Osiris ritual costs €35 for 45 minutes. Private sessions can be arranged, and it is open every day from 10:00 to 22:30.
Karam Crete Spa
Karam Crete Spa is a city day spa on Knossou Avenue in Agios Ioannis, Heraklion, built around Dead Sea mud and salt treatments. Its wet area has a hammam, a sauna and a five-person jacuzzi that can be booked on their own, without a treatment: each costs €20 for 20 minutes, or €30 for a 30-minute combination of two. Couples and groups can also book the space privately for events, and massages, body treatments and facials are sold alongside.
OL Wellness Club
OL Wellness Club is a members' wellness club inside the TUI Magic Life Candia Maris hotel on the Ammoudara seafront at Gazi, west of Heraklion. Its wet area has a sauna, a hammam, a Greco-Roman hammam and a steam room, with an igloo room, a salt cave, an emotional shower, a swimming pool and a seawater thalasso pool. Entry is by membership, which starts with an appointment with a wellness coach. It is open Monday to Friday 8:00 to 22:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 19:00.