Hungarians believe in the positive powers of thermal bathing and Budapest undoubtedly can be called the “city of baths”. This is not by accident – there are nearly 100 medicinal springs. Dated from the Roman times, the Szechenyi Bath is the largest bath of Budapest. Its thermal springs are the deepest comes from 1250 m depth, and warmest thermal wells with a temperature of 23°C to 25°C.

Thermal water of Szechenyi Bath contains sodium, calcium-magnesium-hydrocarbonate and sulphates, with significant fluoride and metaboric acid contents. This water is medicine helps for degenerative disorders of joints of the hips and knees, chronic arthritis, rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery and trauma – vertebral disease, chronic arthritis in inactive stages and neuralgic pain.

The interesting thing about the Szechenyi bath in Budapest is that it has a large outside area where you can play chess and other games in the water. It is very popular to go there in the winter especially when it is snowing. The water is hot and on the grass is snow. The bath has a vast outdoor swimming area for both sexes, separate steam baths for men and women. The Bath offers various services and treatments like sludge, or carbonated bathing. 15 different pools and various sport activities await you inside.

Admission: all-day ticket with cabin – 3300 HUF. Services which are included in the bath entrance fee: dry and steam saunas, Finnish sauna, Thai massage, foot massage, medicinal massage, and weight bath and tub-bath treatment.