Hammam-e Khan

Kashan


Signposted downstairs from the bazaar’s Copper Line, this old hammam now operates as a cosy teahouse bedecked in cushions and period furniture – there's even a stuffed bittern among the homely bric-a-brac. Have tea and a chat with the father-and-son owners who belong to several generations of bathhouse proprietors.


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