Széchenyi thermal bath, Thermal bath complex in City Park, Budapest, Hungary.
Széchenyi thermal bath is a spa complex in City Park, Budapest, featuring 18 pools spread across indoor and outdoor areas with water temperatures between 18 and 38 degrees Celsius. The large facility combines Neo-baroque and Renaissance Revival architectural styles with gilded details and statues adorning the facade.
Architect Győző Czigler designed this facility in 1913 after engineer Vilmos Zsigmondi discovered thermal springs beneath City Park. Expansions during the 20th century added more pools and facilities, making it one of the largest thermal bath complexes in Europe.
The complex takes its name from politician István Széchenyi and represents centuries of Hungarian spa culture centered on mineral water drawn from deep underground sources. Locals use the pools year-round for swimming or play chess on floating boards in the warm water.
Visitors can book tickets in advance and rent towels, swimwear, or private cabins on site. Separate areas with saunas and steam rooms are located in the indoor halls and accessed through corridors.
Two natural thermal springs feed roughly 6 million liters of water daily into the complex with constant outlet temperatures of 74 and 77 degrees Celsius. The outdoor pools remain open even in winter and produce thick steam when cold air meets the hot water.
Location: Zugló
Inception: 1913
Architects: Győző Czigler
Official opening: 1913
Architectural style: baroque revival, classicism, Renaissance Revival architecture
Address: Állatkerti körút
Opening Hours: Monday-Friday 07:00-19:00; Saturday-Sunday 09:00-20:00
Phone: +3613633210
Email: szechenyi@spabudapest.hu
Website: http://sp.szechenyifurdo.hu
GPS coordinates: 47.51833,19.08222
Latest update: December 5, 2025 16:35
A selection of monumental water features of cultural and architectural merit. The fountains adorn European squares, gardens and palaces since the 16th century and display motifs from mythology, religion and history.
Hot springs form where geothermal activity or groundwater systems naturally heat water. This collection features such springs across volcanic zones, mountain ranges and remote areas on all continents. Each location has distinct mineral content and temperatures shaped by its underlying geology. In Iceland, the Blue Lagoon offers mineral-rich water in a lava field near Grindavík, while Deildartunguhver in the west produces one of Europe's most powerful hot springs. Pamukkale in Turkey's Denizli region displays terraced limestone pools formed by calcium-rich thermal water. The Széchenyi Baths in Budapest draw water exceeding 160 degrees Fahrenheit (70 degrees Celsius) from nearly 4,300 feet (1,300 meters) below ground. In Wyoming, Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring shows intense colors produced by its size and thermophilic bacteria. Japan hosts numerous onsen, including Takaragawa in Gunma Prefecture along a river and Yubatake in Kusatsu with visible high mineral output. Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano is known for macaques that bathe there. In North America, the collection spans Banff Upper Hot Springs in Alberta, Chena Hot Springs in Alaska and smaller sites such as Baker Hot Springs in Utah. Grutas Tolantongo in Hidalgo, Mexico, combines warm pools with river flows in a canyon. New Zealand's geothermal zones appear at Champagne Pool in Waiotapu and Hell's Gate Park near Rotorua.
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