Istarske Toplice
Sulphur springs beneath an eighty-metre limestone cliff in inland Istria, used since Roman times.
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- Source temperature
- 35°C
- Bathing temperature
- 34°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Istarske Toplice lies in the Mirna valley of inland Istria, directly under a sheer limestone wall. Warm sulphurous water emerges at the foot of the cliff, where it has been channelled into baths since antiquity.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The setting is extraordinary — a bathing site pressed against a vertical rock face, in a quiet agricultural valley of truffle woods and hill towns.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Istarske Toplice sulphur spring
- Mineralisation
- Sulphurous sulphate-calcium water
- Character
- Warm sulphur water rising at the base of a limestone cliff
History
The springs were used in Roman times and were developed as a formal bathing establishment under Austrian rule in the nineteenth century.
Practical information
The resort has operated intermittently in recent years; check current opening before travelling.
Getting there
About thirty minutes inland from Poreč by road, near the village of Livade.
Location
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