The best Hungarian baths in 2018
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The Bath of the Year has been chosen for the fourth time by the public. The aim of this competition is to promote the excellent Hungarian waters along with the relaxing health benefits of bathing. Sokszínűvidék reports about this year’s winners.
Altogether 200 baths were in competition to win the title of Bath of the Year over the course of the past few months. The voting ran from the 1st of June until the 31st of August. Only those baths could qualify that are equipped with at least one pool that is not for swimming.
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There are three distinct categories into which the organisers put the baths, considering the number of pools they have, the size of the town or city where they are located, and how well-known the bath is.
There was a need to separate internationally popular city baths from smaller, regional ones so the latter ones could gain recognition as well.
The Bath of the Year, 2018
35 baths, located in big cities or in bathing cities, frequented by tourists and known nation-wide or even internationally, were nominated for this title. The winner is the Szent Erzsébet Mórhalmi Gyógyfürdő.
This bath has both indoor and outdoor pools, including four with mineral or thermal water pools and 21 others dedicated for swimming and leisure. The curing abilities of the waters are highlighted: the Erzsébet and the Árpád mineral waters are excellent for treating joint pains, spine problems, muscular rheumatism and gynaecological issues. The latest mineral water additions, the Szent László and the Hunyadi Mátyás, are also high in minerals.
Apart from the curing waters, the bath complex offers over 30 types of massages and other treatments.
The Rising Star of 2018
Voters could pick their choice from 71 nominees that are significant on a regional level. The winner was the Gyopárosfürdő thermal spa, park and adventure pools complex, which is often referred to as the ‘pearl of the Hungarian Plain’.