- Source temperature
- 60°C
- Bathing temperature
- 40°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
The Termal district above Yalova holds a group of thermal bath houses in a plane-tree valley: the Kurşunlu, Valide and Sultan baths, together with the small bath house built for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The combination of layered history and forest setting is unusual — Roman masonry, Ottoman restoration and early republican architecture within one park, an hour from Istanbul by sea.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Termal springs
- Mineralisation
- Sulphate-bicarbonate mineral water
- Character
- Hot mineral springs used for rheumatic and dermatological treatment
History
The springs were used in Roman and Byzantine times and restored repeatedly under the Ottomans. Atatürk visited frequently from 1929 and had a bath house and the nearby Walking Mansion built here.
Practical information
The bath houses are ticketed individually; the Kurşunlu bath has both open-air and domed pools.
Getting there
Ferry from Istanbul to Yalova, then about twenty minutes by road up into the valley.
Location
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