- Source temperature
- 63°C
- Bathing temperature
- 36°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Established
- 1826
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
The Nagyerdei bath complex sits inside the Great Forest park on the northern edge of Debrecen, Hungary's second city. Its medicinal wing draws on deep alkaline hydrogen-carbonate water containing iodine and bromine, alongside a modern spa and indoor palm-house pools.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The setting is the appeal: a mature oak forest, a spa built into parkland rather than a resort strip, and a genuine medicinal bath used year-round by locals rather than tourists.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Debrecen thermal well
- Mineralisation
- Alkaline hydrogen-carbonate with iodine and bromine
- Character
- Warm medicinal water used for musculoskeletal and rheumatic treatment
History
Debrecen's thermal water was tapped in the nineteenth century and the park bath developed from 1826 onward, with the landmark bath buildings and water tower added between the wars.
Practical information
The medicinal bath and the leisure Aquaticum sections are ticketed separately. Weekday mornings are the quietest.
Getting there
Tram line 1 from Debrecen station runs to the Great Forest in about fifteen minutes.
Location
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