Varaždinske Toplice
Roman Aquae Iasae, where sulphurous water surfaces at around 58 °C.
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- Source temperature
- 58°C
- Bathing temperature
- 36°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Varaždinske Toplice is built over the Roman spa of Aquae Iasae, whose excavated basins and temple remains sit beside the working bath complex. The hot sulphurous spring feeds pools and one of Croatia's main rehabilitation hospitals.
Balnevia view
Why visit
Few places let you see a Roman bathing complex and then bathe in the same spring water a few steps away.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Aquae Iasae spring
- Mineralisation
- Sulphurous, calcium-magnesium-bicarbonate
- Character
- Hot sulphur water used since Roman antiquity.
Practical information
The archaeological site has its own opening hours, separate from the pools.
Location
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