- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Established
- 1919
Palatinus Strand occupies a wooded stretch of Margaret Island in the middle of the Danube, a short walk from central Budapest. Its terraces of open-air pools, wave pool and thermal basins are supplied by the island's own thermal wells, making it the city's largest outdoor bathing complex.
Balnevia view
Why visit
Come for open-air bathing on a scale few European capitals can match: broad terraces, mature trees, and a mix of cool swimming pools and warm thermal basins in a single park setting.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Margaret Island thermal wells
- Mineralisation
- Alkaline thermal water with calcium, magnesium and bicarbonate
- Character
- Wells drilled on Margaret Island supply the thermal basins; the swimming and wave pools are cooler.
History
Open-air baths were established here in 1919, after thermal water was struck on Margaret Island; the complex was enlarged in the 1930s and has been repeatedly modernised since.
Practical information
Primarily a summer destination, with a reduced year-round thermal section. Check current opening months and ticket types on the official site before travelling.
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Getting there
Margaret Island is served by tram 4 and 6 (Margitsziget stop) and by bus 26 from Nyugati station; the baths are a signposted walk inside the park.
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