- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Spa has been sending its ferruginous waters across Europe since the 16th century. The modern baths sit on the Annette et Lubin hill, reached by funicular from the old town.
Balnevia view
Why visit
You are bathing in the original — the place every other spa in the world is named after.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Clémentine and Marie-Henriette springs
- Mineralisation
- Ferruginous, carbonated
- Character
- Iron-rich sparkling water, historically drunk as much as bathed in.
Facilities
- Outdoor pools
- Indoor pools
- Sauna
- Massage treatments
- Restaurant
History
Peter the Great took the waters here in 1717; the Belle Époque bathhouse in the town centre still stands below the hill.
Practical information
The indoor-outdoor pool is the highlight in winter. Sauna access is a separate ticket.
Getting there
Ninety minutes from Brussels by train via Verviers, then the funicular from the town centre.