Rimske Terme
A Habsburg-era spa in a wooded Slovenian valley, thermal water at 38–42°C.
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- Source temperature
- 42°C
- Bathing temperature
- 38°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Established
- 1840
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Rimske Terme lies in the narrow Sava valley at Rimske Toplice, where springs deliver water at roughly 38–42°C. Restored nineteenth-century villas stand around indoor and outdoor thermal pools cut into the hillside.
Balnevia view
Why visit
A quiet, forested spa with genuine Habsburg architecture — closer to a cure resort than to a water park.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Rimske Toplice springs
- Character
- Slightly mineralised hypothermal water, used since Roman times
History
The Romans used these springs, hence the name; the modern resort took shape in the nineteenth century and drew Habsburg court visitors, including Empress Elisabeth.
Practical information
Day tickets for the pools are sold alongside hotel stays; treatments and saunas are booked separately.
Getting there
About 1h15 by car from Ljubljana; Rimske Toplice has its own railway station on the Zidani Most–Celje line.
Location
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