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Nineteenth-century bath house facade in Băile Herculane below the Carpathians

Băile Herculane/Romania

Băile Herculane

Nine thermal springs and imperial bath architecture in the Cerna valley, Romania.

Țetcu Mircea-Rareș / Wikimedia Commons

Temperatura del manantial
60°C
Temperatura de baño
40°C
Baño
Interior / Exterior
Alojamiento
Hotel en el recinto

Băile Herculane occupies a narrow valley in the Carpathians where sulphurous and chloride springs surface between roughly 38°C and 60°C. Austro-Hungarian bath houses and hotels line the river, some restored, some spectacular ruins.

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Por qué visitarlo

The most atmospheric thermal town in Romania: nineteenth-century imperial architecture, mountain water and visible layers of decay and restoration.

Recomendaciones

Hoteles cerca

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El agua

Agua termal

Manantial
Cerna valley springs
Carácter
Sulphurous, chloride and sodium-rich waters from nine springs

Historia

The Romans built Ad Aquas Herculi Sacras here in the second century. The town was rebuilt as an imperial resort under the Habsburgs from the 1730s, and Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth both visited.

Información práctica

Bathing takes place in hotel and public bath facilities of varying standard; check in advance what is open. Some historic buildings are closed and unsafe.

Cómo llegar

About 1h30 by car from Timișoara or 2h from Sibiu; Băile Herculane station is on the Bucharest–Timișoara line, a short taxi from the centre.

Ubicación

Băile Herculane, Romania44.8800, 22.4139Ver en el mapa de Balnevia

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