The most beautiful historical baths in Hungary

It is known that Budapest is the thermal bath capital of the world. Many of its baths were built centuries ago. Cartourmagazin collected the five most beautiful historical baths you can visit in Hungary. 

Széchenyi Bath

Széchenyi Bath is one of the biggest bath complexes in Europe. The bath is supported by the second deepest well of Budapest, which is 1,246 meters deep. The 76-degree-Celsius hot water contains lots of useful minerals and materials, including sodium, calcium magnesium hydrogen carbonate, sulfates, fluoride, and meta-boric acid. There are 21 pools in the bath, so every guest can find just the right one. There is also a variety of wellness services to choose from.

Rudas Bath

Rudas Gyógyfürdő was renewed not so long ago, and it is very popular among tourists. It was first built in 1550, during the time of the Ottoman rule. It retains many of the key elements of a Turkish bath, exemplified by its Turkish dome and octagonal pool. The bath has six therapy pools and one swimming pool where the temperature is between 10 and 42°C. It is suitable for those who are eager for some relaxation instead of partying. The bath was in the spotlight a couple of days ago because the much-beloved all men naked bath was recently banned due to the alleged public sex that was happening.

Gellért Bath

The building of today’s Hotel Gellért and Bath was built between 1912-1918 in art nouveau style. Most of the workers were Russian prisoners of war. Its water (35 °C to 40 °C) comes from Gellért Hill’s mineral hot springs. The water contains calcium, magnesium, hydrocarbonate, alkalis, chloride, sulfate, and fluoride. The medicinal water can help people with degenerative joint illnesses, spine problems, chronic and sub-acute joint inflammations, vertebral disk problems, neuralgia, vasoconstriction, and circulatory disturbances; inhalation problems for the treatment of asthma and chronic bronchitis problems.