Vichy/France
Thermes Les Dômes Vichy
The Belle Époque capital of French thermalism, still in practice.
- Baignade
- Intérieur / Extérieur
- Hébergement
- Hôtel sur place
Vichy built its reputation on drinking cures and the Vichy shower, and the Thermes des Dômes remains the centre of a spa town of galleries, pump rooms and Second Empire villas.
Le regard Balnevia
Pourquoi y aller
French thermalism at its most formal, in the town that codified it.
Recommandations
Hotels nearby
Découvrez où dormir près de Thermes Les Dômes Vichy.
L'eau
Eau thermale
- Source
- Chomel and Célestins springs
- Minéralisation
- Sodium bicarbonate, strongly mineralised
- Caractère
- Bicarbonate waters used for both drinking cures and bathing.
Équipements
- Indoor pools
- Massage treatments
- Spa treatments
- Hotel
Histoire
Napoleon III's visits from 1861 transformed Vichy; the Thermes des Dômes opened in 1903 with its Moorish domes.
Informations pratiques
Cures are multi-day, but day spa packages and pool access are available. Drinking water is free at the Hall des Sources.
Y aller
Three hours from Paris by train via Saint-Germain-des-Fossés.
Situation
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