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Ornate domed pump room with mineral water taps in Vichy

Vichy/France

Thermes Les Dômes Vichy

The Belle Époque capital of French thermalism, still in practice.

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.

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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

Vichy, France46.1290, 3.4230View on Balnevia map

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Vichy spa day package

Vichy shower and thermal pool

Half-day packages of treatments and pool access.

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Vichy Belle Époque walk

Galleries, pump rooms and villas

A guided hour through the Second Empire spa town.

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Hotels in Vichy

Beside the Parc des Sources

Belle Époque hotels a short walk from the baths.

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