Espace muséal "Les Bains de la Reine"

Museum , Medieval , History , Thermal spring in Guémené-sur-Scorff

Clean in the Middle Ages? All in the bath!
"The Queen's Baths" in Guémené-sur-Scorff, a medieval oven built around 1380 by Jean Ier de Rohan, has all the characteristics of the sauna and hammam. This private layout placed within a scenography dedicated to hygiene and cosmetics in the Middle Ages will reconcile you with these received ideas. Even today, the Middle Ages has a bad reputation for hygiene and body care, we talk about a filthy society with questionable hygiene! The reality is quite different! Since Antiquity, we have known... Read more
"The Queen's Baths" in Guémené-sur-Scorff, a medieval oven built around 1380 by Jean Ier de Rohan, has all the characteristics of the sauna and hammam. This private layout placed within a scenography dedicated to hygiene and cosmetics in the Middle Ages will reconcile you with these received ideas. Even today, the Middle Ages has a bad reputation for hygiene and body care, we talk about a filthy society with questionable hygiene! The reality is quite different! Since Antiquity, we have known "baths", "ovens" and latrines. A walking tour allows you to discover the restored remains of the castle and a film on urban hygiene, domestic and body care in the Middle Ages (duration: 15 min)

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- Activity for 3-6 years
- Activity for 6-12 years
- Activity for over 12 years
- Activities
- Special theme activity
- Evening entertainment
- Night Tours
Accessibility
- Mobility impaired
  • L'ensemble des locaux au RDC
- Hearing impaired
Equipment
- Car park
- Parking nearby
- Picnic tables
- Disabled toilets
- Public toilets
Services
- Animals accepted
- Boutique
- Tourist brochures
- Guided visits (groups only)
- Self-guided visits (groups only)
- Self-guided visits
- Educational visits
- Free WIFI

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