BUDAPEST, HUNGARY

Home to the fifth-highest volume of medicinal thermal water, Hungary boasts an incredible abundance of natural thermal and mineral water sources throughout the country.

The Treatment With more than 100 thermal springs and wells, Budapest has for centuries attracted residents and visitors from around the world to take the plunge. There is something for everyone, whether for therapeutic reasons or simply to relax. Dating back to Ottoman rule, Rudas bath has 21 thermal springs feeding into it. There’s also a salt cabin, sauna and year-round modern pool overlooking the city.

Supplementary Szent Lukács is an enormous space with plenty of places to restore the mind and unwind, and it has a peculiar reputation for making miracles happen. Reputed to have healing energies, countless messages of gratitude for the wondrous restorative effects of these waters are on display throughout the park leading to the bath building.

The Széchenyi Medicinal Bath in Budapest is the largest medicinal bath in Europe.