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Dagály Strand
Half a century ago, it was discovered that
the water in a pond on this site was beneficial
Árpád híd
to health. Now a huge open-air complex
of swimming pools, children’s pools
and a hydrotherapy and fitness centre is
located here. The complex will remain
N É PF ÜRD Ő U TC A VÁ C I Ú T World Aquatics Championships.
closed in 2017, while it hosts the

LEH E L UTCA
Margaret
Island
KÓS KÁROLY
SÉTÁNY
ÁRPÁD FEJEDELEM ÚTJA
Széchenyi Baths
This spa has the deepest
thermal baths in Budapest
VÁ C I Ú T ANDR Á SS Y ÚT D Ó Z S A GY ÖR GY Ú T and the added attraction of
magnificent Neo-Baroque
Margit híd SZENT THÖ KÖLY ÚT architecture. The warmth of
AROUND the water is such that these
ISTVÁN KRT
VÁROSLIGET baths are popular even
during the winter season.
AROUND
D
a
MA R GIT K Ö RÚ T FŐ U . u e BÁTHORY U. A N D RÁ SSY Ú T
PARLIAMENT
n
b
NORTH OF
THE CASTLE ID. ANTALL JÒZSEF R. E R Z SÉ BET K Ö R Ú T
DISTRICT
JÓZSEF
ATTILA U.
CASTLE Széchenyi CENTRAL RÁ KÓCZI ÚT
DISTRICT lánchíd PETŐFI S. U. PEST
AT T I LA Ú T
Rudas Baths
JANE HANING R.
The most famous
of the Turkish baths were constructed
Erzsébet híd have an orig inal Ottoman cupola and
KÁROLYI M. U.
KR ISZ TINA KÖRÚ T
dur ing the 16th century. They still
J Ó ZSE F K ÖRÚ T
HEGYALJA ÚT octagonal pool.
M ÉSZÁROS U .
GELLÉRT
HILL AND KÖZRAKTÁR U.
TABÁN
BARTÓK BÉLA ÚT
Gellért Baths
The main indoor swim ming pool of
this popular Buda spa delights
bathers with its beautiful Secession
interior, marble columns and
colourful mosaics.

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