Termy Cieplice

Silesia's oldest thermal springs, in a Baroque spa quarter below the Karkonosze.

Paweł Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Bathing: Indoor / Outdoor

Bathing at Cieplice is documented from the thirteenth century, making it the oldest thermal resort in Silesia; the springs rise at up to 44 °C beneath a Baroque spa quarter of colonnades and parkland now part of Jelenia Góra. The modern Termy Cieplice adds glazed indoor and outdoor thermal pools to the surviving cure buildings.

The water

Thermal water

Source: Cieplice springs
Mineralisation: Fluoride-bearing, weakly mineralised silicate water
Character: Silesia's oldest thermal springs, rising up to about 44 °C and used since the Middle Ages.

Practical information

A tram-and-bus ride from Jelenia Góra centre and a good base for the Karkonosze mountains; the historic spa park and drinking pavilion are free to walk through.