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THE
SULTANIYE THERMAL BATHS
When you travel from Köyceğiz and go to Ekincik
through Hamitköy you will see a sign saying
Sultaniye Thermal Spring. You travel for 500
metres further in from the sign to get there.
You can also get there by boats that run daily
from Köyceğiz, Dalyan and Ekincik. Some of the
boat tours also stop at or go to the hot spring.
In the region you will hear many stories of how
people that were brought in a wheel chair or on a
stretcher were healed and walked after a series of
21 curing treatments. We will leave it to you
whether to believe these tales or not.
However, we can cite you a certain fact and that
is that the Sultaniye thermal waters have the
highest level of radioactivity of all of Turkey’s
hot springs. The water is 39 degrees celcius and
contains calcium chlorine, calcium sulphate,
calcium sulphurous and radon.
The waters are believed to be good for rheumatism,
sciatica, certain skin diseases and women’s
diseases. However, it is also famed for its
restorative powers due to high level of
radioactivity.
The spas are said to been first opened by the
Kaunos locals some 2000 years ago. The remains of
a hospital in the area has proved this date to be
right. In those years it was very popular as it
was supposed to improve sexual power. The spring
water, coming next to the large source of thermal
water, when drunk was believed to cure various
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