- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Vichy built its reputation on drinking cures and the Vichy shower, and the Thermes des Dômes remains the centre of a spa town of galleries, pump rooms and Second Empire villas.
Balnevia view
Why visit
French thermalism at its most formal, in the town that codified it.
The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Chomel and Célestins springs
- Mineralisation
- Sodium bicarbonate, strongly mineralised
- Character
- Bicarbonate waters used for both drinking cures and bathing.
Facilities
- Indoor pools
- Massage treatments
- Spa treatments
- Hotel
History
Napoleon III's visits from 1861 transformed Vichy; the Thermes des Dômes opened in 1903 with its Moorish domes.
Practical information
Cures are multi-day, but day spa packages and pool access are available. Drinking water is free at the Hall des Sources.
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Getting there
Three hours from Paris by train via Saint-Germain-des-Fossés.
Location
Recommendations
Vichy spa day package
Vichy shower and thermal pool
Half-day packages of treatments and pool access.
Vichy Belle Époque walk
Galleries, pump rooms and villas
A guided hour through the Second Empire spa town.
Hotels in Vichy
Beside the Parc des Sources
Belle Époque hotels a short walk from the baths.
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