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PHOTOS: Hungary’s most popular cave bath reopens
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The board directors of Miskolc Holding Ltd. decided on the basis of the business plan of Miskolc Spas Ltd. The mayor announced the good news in a Facebook post. The spa has been closed since 9 January for overdue maintenance work, so visitors who spend their leisure time visiting the spa will be delighted.
Accoring to Index.hu, based on the business plan of the Miskolc Spas Ltd., the Miskolc Holding Municipal Asset Management Company will decide at its meeting on 19 January whether the Miskolctapolca Cave Bath will reopen its doors.
Although the closing of Hungary’s most popular cave bath is unfortunate, it does not come as a surprise. On 3 October, it was decided to close the facility due to an energy emergency. From 10 to 28 October 2022, the cave bath had to close due to the energy crisis.
As we wrote in December 2022, according to the current decision, the facility remained open until 8 January. During the closure, the renovation works that began in the fall would be completed according to plans.
Miskolctapolca Cave Baths: in the need of a new business plan
The latest agreement was that the municipality would contribute to the running costs for the period until 8 January from the urban protection fund. Additionally, local entrepreneurs have pledged HUF 20-25 million (EUR 50,500-63,200). Despite this, the municipality contributed HUF 42 million (EUR 106,180) to the running of the spa, and the entrepreneurs contributed HUF 19 million (EUR 48,000) less than promised: only HUF 6 million (EUR 15,150).
Pál Veres, Mayor of Miskolc, regarding the closure of the Cave Baths on 8 January 2023, indicated that the annual maintenance of the Cave Baths Ltd. is expected to last until the end of January. Miskolc Spas Ltd. has been assigned the task of developing a business plan for the Cave Baths using the currently known energy prices.
