Balnevia
Palatinus Strand in Budapest — thermal bathing

Budapest/Hungary

Palatinus Strand

Margaret Island's grand open-air bathing complex, fed by the island's thermal wells.

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Badetemperatur
36°C
Baden
Innen / Außen
Gegründet
1919

Palatinus Strand occupies a wooded stretch of Margaret Island in the middle of the Danube, a short walk from central Budapest. Its terraces of open-air pools, wave pool and thermal basins are supplied by the island's own thermal wells, making it the city's largest outdoor bathing complex.

Balnevia-Sicht

Warum hingehen

Come for open-air bathing on a scale few European capitals can match: broad terraces, mature trees, and a mix of cool swimming pools and warm thermal basins in a single park setting.

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Das Wasser

Thermalwasser

Quelle
Margaret Island thermal wells
Mineralisierung
Alkaline thermal water with calcium, magnesium and bicarbonate
Charakter
Wells drilled on Margaret Island supply the thermal basins; the swimming and wave pools are cooler.

Geschichte

Open-air baths were established here in 1919, after thermal water was struck on Margaret Island; the complex was enlarged in the 1930s and has been repeatedly modernised since.

Praktische Informationen

Primarily a summer destination, with a reduced year-round thermal section. Check current opening months and ticket types on the official site before travelling.

Offizielle Website

Anreise

Margaret Island is served by tram 4 and 6 (Margitsziget stop) and by bus 26 from Nyugati station; the baths are a signposted walk inside the park.

Lage

Budapest, Hungary47.5290, 19.0490Auf der Balnevia-Karte ansehen

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