The Turkish Courtyard (Török udvar) was also a popular walking spot in Jancsi and Clara's time. Since the princess was fond of unique locations, they undoubtedly enjoyed strolling through the Turkish Courtyard. Although they couldn't see the ruins—as the bathhouse had already been demolished and archaeologists only excavated the site later, where we can view the bath ruins today—it was unquestionably one of the most romantic places in Fehérvár even back then.
During the Ottoman period, the steam bath of Guzeldje (Beautiful) Rustem Pasha was one of the town's most prestigious bathhouses. Some beautifully carved stones from the medieval St. Bartholomew Church were even reused for its underfloor heating system. It included an entrance hall where men in turbans and baggy Turkish trousers drank Turkish coffee, smoked pipes, and conversed. On the polygonal stone set in the middle of the pool, guests were massaged, while private bath chambers for wealthier visitors were located between the main bath area and the corridor. After the town was liberated from Ottoman rule, the bathhouse fell out of use, as steam baths were still unknown in Hungary at the time—though the characters of our story, a couple living a life of luxury, would surely have loved bathing here.