BECAUSE
In Morocco, the age-old hammam ritual is greater than a mere scrub. A steamy respite from the chaos of the medina, the general public bathhouse is as a lot part of life as Friday prayers. Folks gossip, unwind and undergo reviving gommages by a masseuse who buffs and kneads utilizing a kessa (exfoliating) mitt, olive-oil soaps and rosewater-infused clay. End result? Pores and skin as easy as the colorful silks within the souks.
AND RELAX
Public moroccan hammams received’t go well with everybody — chances are you’ll discover it laborious to unwind in a room filled with bare strangers. For extra privateness and peace, strive the spa on the Mandarin Oriental Marrakech (mandarinoriental.com; choices from £65), simply past the town centre, with its red-brick arches, hammam and an unlimited indoor lap pool framed by lace-like mashrabiya home windows. The ‘Pampering Second’ is three-and-a-half hours of utter ‘you’ time, together with full-body masks and a mani-pedi (£214).
OR TRY…
An genuine remedy at Hammam Ziani (hammamziani-marrakech.com; £22 for a steam and rub). Stained-glass lanterns wink in dusky gentle, it’s surgically clear, and an skilled masseuse will make sure you float away.
