PHOTOS: Europe’s two best thermal spas are in Hungary – new Mirror list
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Mirror, a British tabloid, compiled a list of Europe’s seven best thermal baths, and two are in Hungary. One is the illustrious Széchenyi Bath, in Budapest, near the City Park. The other is the world-known Hévíz Lake Bath near Lake Balaton, Central Europe’s greatest natural pond.
According to turizmus.com, British Mirror concluded that Europe’s warmest, most steamy and most beautiful thermal baths are in Greece, Iceland, Switzerland, Great Britain, France, and Hungary. The paper’s editors compiled the list. They did not rank the baths, but the first two have a number, however, they did not share why. The baths emerged to the top because of different features, Mirror says.
Here is the subjective list of the Mirror:
- The hot springs of Palia Kameni, Greece
- Blue Lagoon, Iceland
- Hévíz Lake, Hévíz, Hungary
- Thermal Bath Spa, Bath, England
- Bains de Dorres, Pyrenees, France
- Széchenyi Baths, Budapest, Hungary
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And here is what they write about the Hungarian baths.
Hévíz
“Hévíz is the largest swimmable thermal lake in the whole world. It is only beaten in size by Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand, which – at 60 °C – is simply too hot for humans. The warmth of the Hungarian lake water produces many types of interesting microscopic organisms, some of which are unique to Hévíz.”
