Before, as long as there was no electricity and running water, there were no baths in the houses. People had to go to bathe in public baths. Since in such institutions it was necessary to heat a large amount of water, they tried to build next to hot springs. That is why, near Budapest , the capital of Hungary, in 1881, the thermal baths of Szechenyi were built, performing the functions of an ordinary bath. Now at this place is the largest balneological complex, consisting of several baths and swimming pools.
Their visit is included in almost all excursion programs held in Budapest. But, if you organize your trip yourself, you need to know in advance the address and working hours of the Széchenyi baths.
How to get to Széchenyi's baths?
There is a bathing complex in the center of the city park of Budapest. You can reach it by any public transport (by metro on the yellow branch) to the stop with the same name. If the purpose of your trip is to visit Széchenyi baths for medical purposes, then it is better to choose hotels located around the park area. Then you do not need to go anywhere, because the road to the spa complex through the park you will take quite a bit of time.
Széchenyi bathing schedule
The whole complex starts working from 6 am, but the pools are open until 22:00, and the thermal pools and steam rooms are only available until 19:00. It is necessary to take into account that additional services, in the form of providing separate booths and lockers, begin to work later - from 9 o'clock. The cost of visiting Szechenyi's bath depends on what procedures you want to receive when you visit this place. The price of the minimum ticket is 14 euros in the morning and 11 euros after lunch. In this case, you leave your things in a separate locker in the general locker room. If you want to take a separate room, then it will cost 2 euro more.
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Services
On the territory of the Széchenyi baths there are 15 indoor pools and 3 outdoor pools, as well as 10 steam rooms. In each separate bath there is a different temperature regime and chemical composition of water, therefore it is necessary to visit them according to the prescription of doctors. If you feel bad in one room, then you should go to another.
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From the treatment procedures you will be offered here:
- massage;
- ground correcting figure gymnastics;
- water curative aerobics;
- radiation underwater massage;
- Balneological (weight or contrast baths, mud wraps and poultices);
- drinking mineral water.
In addition, in this balneological complex you can:
- Steam in saunas, there are different types of it (Finnish, Turkish);
- visit the gym or solarium;
- a snack in the cafeteria.
They come here not only to steam in steam rooms and swim in warm even in winter pools, but also to treat the following problems:
- diseases of the musculoskeletal system (chronic diseases of the spine and joints or rehabilitation after orthopedic surgery, as well as a lack of lime in the bones);
inflammation of the genitourinary system (kidneys, urethra); - disorders in the work of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract, such as changes in metabolism.
The best time to visit the bath is from early morning to 11 am, as then a large number of visitors come in the afternoon and close to the pools.
In Hungary, several such complexes, built on natural hot springs, but the great popularity of the Szechenyi bathhouse is enjoyed due to the fact that they work even in winter, and there is no division into the male and female sides.