- Source temperature
- 52.5°C
- Bathing temperature
- 36°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Established
- 1850
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
The Balneario de Archena occupies a walled garden of palms beside the Segura river in Murcia. Its water rises hot and strongly sulphurous, and the nineteenth-century Baños de Levante and neo-Moorish casino still anchor the estate.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The water is among the hottest and most mineralised in Spain, and the estate reads as a self-contained nineteenth-century spa village rather than a hotel with a pool.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Archena thermal spring
- Mineralisation
- Sulphurous chloride-sodium, highly mineralised
- Character
- Hot sulphurous water used for rheumatic and respiratory treatment
History
The springs were used by Iberians and then by the Romans, who left votive offerings on the site. The modern resort was built out from the mid-nineteenth century, when the current bath houses and casino were raised.
Practical information
Access to the thermal pools is included for hotel guests and sold as a day ticket subject to availability.
Getting there
About twenty-five minutes by road north-west of Murcia city.
Location
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