Best Saunas in Nicosia, Cyprus
Büyük Hamam
Büyük Hamam is an Ottoman Turkish bath of 1571-1590 in the walled old city of North Nicosia (Lefkoşa), behind Büyük Han and five minutes' walk from the Ledra Street crossing. Around the heated göbek taşı marble platform there is a sauna and a steam room, and time in all three is unlimited with every package. Packages with kese scrub and foam wash start at €40. It is open daily 08:00-22:00 and bookings are taken by WhatsApp.
Hamam Omerye
Hamam Omerye is a working Ottoman hammam in Nicosia's old town, built around 1570-71 for Lala Mustafa Pasha and awarded a Europa Nostra prize in 2005 for its restoration. Guests warm up on marble slabs heated to 40-43 °C under the dome, then add scrub, foam and massage rituals. Bath use costs €38 for 25 minutes. It is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-20:30, closed Mondays, and Thursday is for women only.
Merit Lefkoşa Spa & Wellness
The spa of the Merit Lefkoşa Hotel & Casino in the Kumsal district of North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) has a Turkish hammam with a separate VIP hammam, a sauna, a snow fountain for cooling off after the heat, indoor and outdoor pools and a fitness room. Massages and kese-and-foam treatments are booked through the spa, which is open daily 08:00-20:00.
Stones Health Centre and Gym
Stones Health Centre and Gym is a 600 m² gym at the Cleopatra Hotel in central Nicosia, beside the hotel's swimming pool area. It has a sauna and a steam bath. Non-guests can join for one month at €45 per person, which includes the sauna and steam bath. It is open Monday to Friday 12:30-20:30 and Saturday 10:00-18:00, and closes on public holidays.
Komanetsi
Komanetsi is a gym and pool centre in Strovolos, Nicosia, with a heated 25-metre indoor pool. Its poolside wellness area has a sauna, a steam bath, a Jacuzzi, a water jet massage and a cold plunge for cooling down. Membership covers the sauna and steam bath, and the centre also runs water classes, hydrotherapy and children's swimming lessons.
Büyük Hamam
Büyük Hamam is an Ottoman Turkish bath of 1571-1590 in the walled old city of North Nicosia (Lefkoşa), behind Büyük Han and five minutes' walk from the Ledra Street crossing. Around the heated göbek taşı marble platform there is a sauna and a steam room, and time in all three is unlimited with every package. Packages with kese scrub and foam wash start at €40. It is open daily 08:00-22:00 and bookings are taken by WhatsApp.
Hamam Omerye
Hamam Omerye is a working Ottoman hammam in Nicosia's old town, built around 1570-71 for Lala Mustafa Pasha and awarded a Europa Nostra prize in 2005 for its restoration. Guests warm up on marble slabs heated to 40-43 °C under the dome, then add scrub, foam and massage rituals. Bath use costs €38 for 25 minutes. It is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00-20:30, closed Mondays, and Thursday is for women only.
Merit Lefkoşa Spa & Wellness
The spa of the Merit Lefkoşa Hotel & Casino in the Kumsal district of North Nicosia (Lefkoşa) has a Turkish hammam with a separate VIP hammam, a sauna, a snow fountain for cooling off after the heat, indoor and outdoor pools and a fitness room. Massages and kese-and-foam treatments are booked through the spa, which is open daily 08:00-20:00.
Stones Health Centre and Gym
Stones Health Centre and Gym is a 600 m² gym at the Cleopatra Hotel in central Nicosia, beside the hotel's swimming pool area. It has a sauna and a steam bath. Non-guests can join for one month at €45 per person, which includes the sauna and steam bath. It is open Monday to Friday 12:30-20:30 and Saturday 10:00-18:00, and closes on public holidays.
Komanetsi
Komanetsi is a gym and pool centre in Strovolos, Nicosia, with a heated 25-metre indoor pool. Its poolside wellness area has a sauna, a steam bath, a Jacuzzi, a water jet massage and a cold plunge for cooling down. Membership covers the sauna and steam bath, and the centre also runs water classes, hydrotherapy and children's swimming lessons.