Balnevia
Art Nouveau swimming hall with glass roof at Gellért Thermal Bath, Budapest

Budapest/Hungary

Gellért Thermal Bath

Budapest's most photographed bathing hall: Art Nouveau mosaics, glass roof and mineral water from the Gellért Hill springs.

Balnevia

Balneazione
Vasca interna / Vasca esterna
Alloggio
Hotel in loco

Built into the flank of Gellért Hill between 1912 and 1918, the Gellért is the most complete surviving Art Nouveau bath in Europe: Zsolnay ceramics, stained glass and a barrel-vaulted swimming hall that opens to the sky in summer.

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Perché visitarlo

For the architecture as much as the water. The main hall is a piece of Hungarian Secession design that still works exactly as intended, and the calcium-magnesium water below it has been used since the Middle Ages.

Raccomandazioni

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L'acqua

Acqua termale

Sorgente
Gellért Hill springs
Mineralizzazione
Calcium-magnesium-hydrogen carbonate, sulphate, chloride
Carattere
Mineral-rich water traditionally used for joint and circulatory complaints

Servizi

  • Thermal pools
  • Outdoor pools
  • Indoor pools
  • Sauna
  • Massage treatments
  • Café

Storia

Ottoman-era bathers used springs on this site from the 13th century; the present palace-and-bath complex opened in 1918 and was rebuilt after both world wars.

Informazioni pratiche

Open daily; bring a towel and flip-flops or rent them. Cabins are worth the small supplement at weekends.

Sito ufficiale

Come arrivare

Tram 47 or 49 to Szent Gellért tér, or Metro M4 to the same square, directly outside the entrance.

Posizione

Budapest, Hungary47.4833, 19.0522Vedi sulla mappa di Balnevia

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