Spa places in Hungary

Hungary is extremely rich in thermal waters and its thermal water reserves are significant even on a world scale. Most of its waters contain dissolved minerals which make them suitable for bathing and drinking cures. Hungary has 1289 thermal springs, 39 thermal baths, 5 healing caves and 136 healing springs. Thermal waters are present in almost every region of the country, but about three-quarters of the wells are located in the Great Hungarian Plain. Europe's only cave-spa is in Northeast Hungary, in Tapolca, while Hévíz lake is the best known hot water lake in Europe. The capital, Budapest, has been enjoying the name "the world's spa capital".

Hévíz

The Spa is located on the shores of the lake Hévíz. It is the largest swimmable thermal lake in the world and is fed by underground springs. In summer, the water is 33 °C, in winter +/- 23 °C.

Gellért Baths

The famous Art Nouveau baths were founded in 1918. They lie by the shore of the Danube, right opposite Liberty Bridge, in Budapest. You will find 10 pools of various sizes and temperatures.

Széchenyi Baths

The biggest and most popular of all the thermal baths in Budapest and one of the biggest natural hot spring baths in Europe. Founded in 1913, comprise of 18 geothermal pools.

Miskolctapolca Baths

The thermal baths consist of an outdoor complex and an indoor cave labyrinth. The caverns have been formed over centuries out of limestone. The latest expansion was conducted in 1998.

Egerszálok

It is a village and an open-air spa in northeastern Hungary. It came into operation in 1961. The pool water is rich mainly in calcium and magnesium. There are 17 pools in total.

Hagymatikum Baths

Completed in 2012, the baths are the legacy of a prominent architect, Imre Makovecz. The complex has 12,000 m² - thermal baths, a sauna landscape, spa facilities, and a children's area.