- Source temperature
- 96°C
- Bathing temperature
- 34°C
- Bathing
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Established
- 1965
- Accommodation
- Hotel on site
Zalakaros grew around a hydrocarbon exploration well drilled in 1962 that struck very hot, strongly mineralised water. The town's spa now spreads across indoor halls and a large outdoor summer park in the hills north of Lake Balaton.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The water is unusually rich in dissolved minerals, and the spa pairs medicinal pools with a family-oriented outdoor complex.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Zalakaros well I
- Mineralisation
- Highly mineralised, iodine and bromine bearing
- Character
- Very hot deep water, cooled before use in the medicinal pools.
Practical information
Busiest in July and August; the indoor medicinal section stays open all year.
Location
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