Guide
The Pavlu springs are in the village of Kesenözü, 14 kilometres south of Seben in Bolu province. The water comes out at 78°C and has been used for bathing for centuries; the Bolu directorate of culture and tourism says it is known to ease stomach, gallbladder, respiratory and circulatory complaints. Two separate spa facilities in the area serve day visitors.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Bolu as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 0.6 °C in January to 20 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in June, July, August and September; rainfall is heaviest in May (61 mm) and lightest in August (24 mm). Long-term means for 1929-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
