Feeling tired and overwhelmed? Get ready for the bath! But not to the nearest sauna around the corner with unobtrusive service, but to a real public bath with its own history and sights, where you can rise with your soul and get a decent steam.
Sandunovskie baths
These are the most famous baths in Moscow, just the same Mecca of bathing establishments. The old building of Sanduny on Neglinnaya was built at the end of the 19th century and today is listed as an architectural monument. There are two women's and three men's departments, a restaurant and numbered baths. Even the great esthete Gilyarovsky said that the Sandunov Baths were visited by all the nobility of Pushkin's Moscow. The minimum cost of a ticket to the most modest first class is 1000 rubles per session, which is fully justified by a stay in this legendary place. By the way, fastidious connoisseurs are silent about the steam room, which suggests that it is quite good.
Rzhevskie baths
No one is surprised that the Rzhevskie Baths are located in Banny Proezd. Since their construction in 1888, they have always been true to their purpose. Baths were especially popular among the common people, small merchants, poor artists and students. In the days of Soviet totalitarianism, dissenting writers and poets gathered here behind the scenes for a wash. Today, there are practically no casual visitors in the Rzhev baths, here all clients are familiar with each other. This is one of the few Moscow baths that have their own boiler room, which ensures uninterrupted supply of hot water at a constant temperature.
Warsaw Baths
The main feature of the Warsaw Baths is initiative folk groups. On weekends, it is difficult to get there, because members of the informal group of lovers of bath art "Clean People" soar there. A general photograph of the formation is proudly located in the dressing room. In addition to the signature herbal steam, enthusiasts will certainly sing in chorus in the steam room, and the repertoire is prepared in advance. The regulars of the Warsaw Baths are so spontaneous that an ad flaunts on the door of the local buffet: “Men, women work here! Do not enter the hall naked!"
Seleznevskie baths
The oldest baths in Moscow include the Seleznevsky baths, built in the middle of the 19th century. The first beauty of the capital, Natalia Goncharova, pampered them with her presence. Today, the elite bypasses the baths, which is very happy for people who understand the intricacies of bathing. Local bath patriots like everything: the prices, the steam room, and tea with bagels. Whatever one may say, the Seleznevskies are really folk baths.
Astrakhan baths
More recently, ministers, actors and diplomats who lived in the area of Prospect Mira washed here. Today, the Astrakhan Baths are not as pompous as they used to be, but regular customers love the steam room and the pleasant atmosphere of this place. And the highlight is the unusual pool, which is a huge vat made of metal sheets.
