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Exterior of the Széchenyi Baths, the biggest bathing complex in Europe
Baths and Swimming Pools
are always packed during summer,
and a large indoor thermal pool.
Mud baths are also available. d
Map B2 • II, Frankel Leó út 25-9 • 326
16 95 • Undergoing renovation work so
check opening times first • Adm
Ft1,900 • www.budapestspas.hu
% Király Baths
Another of the city's original
Turkish baths, the Király Baths
opened in 1566 for Pasha Arslan,
an Ottoman governor. The pools,
steam rooms and saunas are
centred on a sensational central
dome and octagonal pool.
d Map B3 • II, Fő utca 82-4 • 202 36 88
• Open 7am-6pm Mon, Wed, Fri (women
only), 9am-8pm Tue, Thu, Sat (men only)
• Adm Ft1,200 • www.budapestspas.hu
Indoor pool at the Gellért Baths
! Gellért Hotel and Baths
Of all Budapest's many
baths, the inest are those at the
splendid Gellért Hotel, open to
non-residents every day of the
year. The outdoor pools feature
one of the world's irst artiicial
wave machines (see pp16-17) .
@ Széchenyi Baths
^ Hajós Alfréd Pool
Set in a stunning Secession
building in Városliget Park, the
Széchenyi Baths offer a full range
of thermal water treatments. The
complex has a number of outdoor
and indoor pools (see p89) .
£ Rudas Baths
Designed by Hajós Alfréd,
who represented Hungary at the
1896 Olympic Games in swim-
ming and football, the three sports
pools (including an Olympic-size
one) are still used by the Hungar-
ian swimming team for training.
d Map B1 • XIII, Margaret Island • 450 42
00 • Open 6am-4pm Mon-Fri, 6am-6pm
Sat & Sun • Adm Ft1,200
The Rudas Baths are among
the oldest in the city, they were
built in an opulent style by the
Turks in the 16th century. d Map
K5 • I, Döbrentei tér 9 • 356 13 22 •
Open men: 6am-8pm Mon, Wed-Fri;
women: 6am-8pm Tue; both: 10pm-
4am Fri, 6am-4am Sat, 6am-5pm Sun •
Adm Ft2,200 • www.budapestspas.hu
$ Lukács Baths
Opened in 1894, the Neo-
Classical Lukács Baths offer two
outdoor swimming pools which
Ottoman domes at the Király Baths
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Most of Budapest's baths have separate bathing areas for men and
women, a tradition dating back to the time the Turks built them.
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