THE ROMAN BATHS - THERMAE                                                                  CALDARIUM - TEPIDARIUM - LACONIUM

 

 

   In ancient Rome, thermae (from greek thermos, "hot") and balnea (Greek βαλανείον, balaneion) were facilities for bathing. Thermae usually refers to the large imperial bath complexes, while balneae were smaller-scale facilities, public or private, that existed in great numbers throughout Rome.

Most Roman cities had at least one, if not many, such buildings, which were centers not only for bathing, but socializing. Roman bath-houses were also provided for private villas, town houses, and forts. They were supplied with water from an adjacent river or stream, or more normally, by an aqueduct. The water could be heated from a log fire before being channeled into the hot bathing rooms.

A public bath was built around three principal rooms: the caldarium (hot bath), the tepidarium (warm bath) and the frigidarium (cold bath). Some thermae also featured steam baths: the sudatorium, a moist steam bath, and the laconium, a dry steam bath much like a modern sauna.

A passage leads into the apodyterium, a room for undressing in which all visitors must have met before entering the baths proper. Here, the bathers removed their clothing, which was taken in charge. The apodyterium was a spacious chamber, with stone seats along two sides of the wall. The chamber was lighted by a glass window, and had six doors. One of these led to the tepidarium and another to the frigidarium, with its cold plunge-bath (referred to as natatorium, piscina, baptisterium; the term "natatorium" suggest that some of those baths were also swimming pools. The bath in this chamber is of white marble, approached by two marble steps.

 

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Caldarium - the hottest room in a Roman bath. This kind of steam bath with high humidity - 35 to 100% air and moderate heating - 37-45 ° C, enriched with essential oils and essences. Use the power of hot steam to remove toxins.Intense heat in Caldarium penetrates the body and activates the blood flow. Muscle tension is granted, the skin becomes smoother, reducing stress, joint pain disappear in the extremities. Ideal procedure for people seeking a deep relaxation.The caldarium of Nola 7 provides an opportunity to set individual temperature of room for full pleasure. For sweating and cleansing the skin, can raise the temperature above 50 ° C. It's a perfect combination with cold procedure. The procedure is not recommended during pregnancy, bleeding , virus and infectious diseases.

Recommended residence time: 20 minutes, 2-3 times a week.

Breaks between procedures - 20-30 minutes

 

 

 

 

Design and implementation - Gorna Banya Termal Resort  - Bulgaria private

                                                                                                           

 

 

 

 

 

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Caldarium steam bath with "Medusa"   Sofia Bulgaria

              

 Original realisation with heating lounge and chair, fountain

 

 

 

 

              

The facilities for 2 person             Starry sky

 

 

 

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Tepidarium - (lat. tepidus = mild) is a warm room, part of the Roman bath. It warms through the floor and walls which are lined with ceramics and the temperature is more moderate 30-40 º C. Humidity is also less 35-45%. The speciality of the Tepidarium is the regular and pleasant radiation warmth emitted from the stone walls, floors, seating and reclining surfaces. The Tepidarium is mild and at the same time invigorating. It is ideal for regeneration and rebuilding the immune system. It is recommended to be used as introducing to kaldarium and / or subsequent room before cooling.

Recommended stay: 30-60 minutes, 2-3 times a week.
Paneled room: stone, ceramics, marble, materials that absorb and emit heat.

 

 

 

 

Borovets Hills  Apart hotel - Borovets Ski Resort  Bulgaria                   Aqua Day Spa Targu Mures Romania

              

 

                                                                                                    Hotel Premier Bansko  Modern tepidarium

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lakonium - warm room with a higher temperature - about 50 - 70 degrees. Suitable for all who canntot stand the high temperatures of the Finnish sauna. Average of 15 minutes are sufficient for the human body to achieve maximum heating, which leads to intense sweating. The lacomium provides thermal process of the type of dry sauna, optimal for detoxication of the organism, its purification and improvement of the immune system. Lakonium regular use helps to reduce stress and regulates blood pressure. The duration of use is individual to everyone. Humidity in the room: 30-40%.
Recommended stay: 15-20 minutes, 2-3 times a week.
Breaks between procedures - 20-30 minutes.

 

 

     

Hotel Suvar Russia                      Gorna Oriahovica

 

 

 

 

    

Design concept - Cooling procedures, Area relax - Roman Thermae.