- Source temperature
- 32°C
- Bathing temperature
- 32°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Caldas de Monchique is a hamlet of pastel buildings in a eucalyptus and cork-oak valley in the Serra de Monchique, well above the Algarve coast. Its alkaline thermal water emerges at around 32°C and supplies both the thermal baths and a bottling plant.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The scale is the charm: a single shaded square, a nineteenth-century casino and a bath house, surrounded by hills — the Algarve without the coast.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Caldas de Monchique spring
- Mineralisation
- Alkaline bicarbonate-sodium, fluoride-bearing
- Character
- Soft alkaline water used for respiratory and musculoskeletal treatment
History
The Romans bathed here, and the spa was popular with Portuguese royalty; João II travelled to Monchique in 1495 in search of a cure. The village was restored as a thermal resort in the late twentieth century.
Practical information
The thermal treatments and the wellness spa are booked separately; the village itself is open to walk through.
Getting there
About twenty-five minutes by road up from Portimão, on the N266.
Location
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