With summer just around the corner, now’s a great time to invest in a hammam towel. Lightweight and fast-drying, these Turkish towels can be used in a variety of ways. Much easier to transport than their terry towelling counterparts, we’ve seen them being used as a beach towel, sarong, scarf, throw, table cloth, picnic blanket or even gym towel. Traditionally they were used in the super-hot hammams (Turkish baths) and therefore needed to be hard-wearing and good at drying in humid conditions – you’ll find they’re still made in the traditional way to this day.
Crafted from Turkish cotton, they are flat-woven so, although they don’t have a deep pile, they are still extremely absorbent and you can expect them to get softer and suppler wash after wash. You should find that most Turkish towels come in at 300gsm (grams per square metre) or below, which means they are at the lighter end of the towel spectrum and able to fold up to nearly nothing