Gellért Baths

Gellért Thermal Baths and Swimming Pool, also called Gellért fürdő or Gellért Baths, are a bath complex in Budapest, Hungary, built between 1912 and 1918 in the (Secession) Art Nouveau style. They were damaged during World War II, but then rebuilt. References to healing waters in this location are found from as early as the 13th century. A hospital was located on this site during the Middle Ages. During the reign of the Ottoman Empire, baths were also built on this particular site.

The Gellért Baths complex includes thermal baths, which are small pools containing water from Gellért hill's mineral hot springs. The water contains calcium, magnesium, hydrocarbonate, alkalis, chloride, sulfate, and fluoride. There are two different thermal baths, according to the signs on the walls of the baths, one is around 36°C and the other around 38°C. The thermal baths are decorated beautifully with mosaic tiles. The complex also includes saunas and plunge pools (segregated by gender), an open-air swimming pool which can create artificial waves every ten minutes and an effervescent swimming pool. A Finnish sauna with cold pool and children's pool is also enclosed within the complex. Masseuse services are available.

Gellért Baths also offer a range of medical services.

References

  • "Budapest". DK Eyewitness Travel Guides (2004)
  • 1000 Places to See Before You Die

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Eduardo Gomez Sanchez
4 October 2013
Beautiful bath. Bring your own shower cap or you'll be asked to buy one to enter in the main pool. Balneario muy bonito, llévate el gorro de la ducha del hotel para no tener q comprar uno
Valentina
7 January 2015
Open pool +36C even in winter -10C. Sauna and ice tub nearby. Great thermal baths: from +19C to +44C. Take care of your heart! Nice interior, but difficult navigation.
Maxim Turansky
29 July 2018
Never felt so clean! To enjoy all the pools don’t forget to bring a towel and a swimming cap (obligatory in one pool). You can buy a cap and slippers (1000 and 800 ft) on the desk and rent a towel too
We Love Budapest
17 November 2014
An Art Nouveau masterpiece: stained-glass windows, colorful mosaics, and elegant statues. Better for people of older age-group, although all ages will enjoy the building. Try a hot-stone massage here.
Adam Sigel
30 July 2017
Gorgeous interiors for the main swimming pool and the thermal baths. Each bath has a different temperature so try more than one. FYI: VIP massage is nude.
Isabelle Granlund
3 January 2019
Beautiful environment. Bring slippers and bathrobe. I would also suggest to come early (6-9) when it is not to crowded.
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