History of the Bath
The Széchenyi Thermal Bath is one of the largest spa complexes in Europe. It's also the first thermal bath of Pest. It owes its existence to Vilmos Zsigmondy, a mining engineer. on his initiative, successful deep borings had been performed in the City Park, where later, in 1881 already an "Artesian bath" was in operation. However, this temporary type of bath was meeting the demands of the age less and less, so the Széchenyi Thermal Bath was built in 1913 on the basis of plans composed by Gyozo Czigler. The Bath was expanded in 1927 with a public bathing department for gentlemen and ladies and a beach site. In the middle of the 1960s, further transformations took place, including the creation of a group thermal section in bathing suits as well as a daytime outpatient hospital (complex physiotherapy department).
The reconstruction of the pools of the swimming section, their equipment with water filtering and circulation devices was completed in 1999. The so-called fancy bath includes a whirling corridor, underwater effervescence production, neck shower, water beam back massage installed in the sitting banks and many other services.
Bath units
Number of pools: 15
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Swimming pools (3)
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Swimming pools with water filtering and circulation device
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water temperature
water depth
water surface area
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26 °C
0,80-1,70 m
910 m2
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Fancy pool*
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water temperature
water depth
water surface area
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32-34 °C
0,80 m
600 m2
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Thermal sitting pool
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water temperature
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38 °C
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Thermal baths (12)
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Group bath in bath suits with cabinets for garments or cabins (8) with fancy pool
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water temperature
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20-38 °C
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Group bath in aprons (4)
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water temperature
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30-36 °C
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* Water streaming, effervescent bath, massaging water beam.
Water composition
The water supply for the bath is provided by the Saint Stephen Well Nr.II commissioned in 1938. It is a hot-spring water with calcium, magnesium, hydro-carbonate, also containing sodium and sulphate, with a significant content in fluoride and metaboric acid.
The water of the drinking well is a healing water with calcium, magnesium, hydro-carbonate, chloride, sulphate, also containing alcalics and a substantial amount of fluoride.
Therapeutic proposals
- degenerative illnesses of joints
- chronic and semi-acute arthritis
- orthopaedic and post-injury alterior treatments
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In the form of a drinking cure
- chronic gastric catarrh, gastric ulcer, intestinal catarrh
- overproduction of gastric acid
- chronic inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney and of the urine paths-certain forms of renal stone illnesses
- chronic catarrh of the inhaling organs
- prevention and healing of states of the bone system accompanied by a calcium deficiency
- influencing disturbances of metabolism linked to gout
- in case of certain illnesses of the gall-bladder and the gall paths, for enhancing gall-discharge
Széchenyi Thermal Bath - widened range of services
Wellness Centre in Széchenyi Thermal Bath
Beside the traditional services you may choose from special healing treatments and sporting opportunities in Széchenyi Thermal Bath. Trained intsructors are awaiting our guests with a more complete range of services: fatburning, weight, body-toning gymnastics and aqua aerobic.
Gym - available services:
cardiovascular equipments, treadmill, excercise bike with backrest, stair climber, elliptical cross-trainer, different types of weight systems, abench, dumbbells.
The service fees of the gym, fitness room and aqua aerobic is included in the swimming pool entrance ticket!
Our gym is equipped with the most modern professional cardiovascular and strengthening machines. Beside the strengthening and cardiovascular equipments you may find other workout equipments.
Other services: fitness room, infrasauna, thai massage, restaurants and bufets
In the framework of a daytime hospital, complex physio-therapy department
Healing cure program
- Healing gymnastics for individuals and groups
- Underwater gymnastics
- Weight bath
- Thermal pool bath
- Dry and steam sauna
- Finnish saunas
- Ice-brew machine, shower-barrel
- Carbonic tub-bath treatment
- Tub-bath-treatment
- Salted tub-bath treatment
- Mud-packing
- Underwater water-beam massage
- Medical healing massage
- Refreshing massage
- Healing drink cure
- Swimming instruction
- Foot massage up to knee
- Foot care
- Fitness room
- Fancy bath
- Buffet
- Safe-keeping of garments and valuables
- Roof sun-bath spaces
- Bathing suit rentals
- Fat-burning gymnastics
- Weightlifting gymnastic
- Shaping gymnastics
- Securing the venue of an event, after opening hours, including, on demand, the use of baths
Opening hours
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Facilities
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Monday - Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Swimming pool and group thermal healing pool
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6.00 a.m.- 10.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.
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Thermal healing pool
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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Carbonic acid tub-bath
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8.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
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Closed
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Closed.
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Thermal tub-bath
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m.
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Closed
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Underwater water-beam massage
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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Mud packing
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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Closed
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Closed
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Medical healing massage
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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6.00 a.m. - 7.00 p.m.
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Weight bath (daytime hospital)
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8.00 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.
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Closed
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Closed
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Underwater healing gymnastic (daytime hospital)
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8.30 a.m.,11.30 a.m.,
4.15 p.m.
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Closed
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Closed
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They issue entry tickets until one hour before closing. Guests must leave pool areas 15 minutes before closing.