- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
Lukács is where Budapest goes to actually take the waters — a working medicinal bath on the Buda side, with a courtyard of marble plaques left by grateful bathers.
Balnevia view
Why visit
It is the least theatrical of the great Budapest baths, and the most used by locals.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Lukács springs
- Mineralisation
- Calcium-magnesium hydrogen carbonate with sulphate
- Character
- Medicinal water prescribed for degenerative joint conditions; also drunk at the pump room.
Facilities
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pools
- Sauna
- Massage treatments
History
Bathing on the site goes back to the Knights of St John; the present buildings date from 1894 and its drinking hall still serves the spring.
Practical information
Weekday mornings are quietest. A cabin costs a little more than a locker and is worth it.
Getting there
Tram 17 or 19 to Szent Lukács Gyógyfürdő, on the Buda bank near Margaret Bridge.
Location
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