Gellért Baths
The address: Kelenhegyi út 4, Trams 17, 19, 47 to Gellért tér, Open 6am-6pm.
One of most popular baths for tourists coming to Budapest. The medicinal spring here was already famed in the 13th century. The spa is decorated with a wealth of original Art Nouveau furnishings, artistic mosaics, stained glass windows and sculptures, although the interior of the hotel built alongside has lost many of these fittings over the years.
Király Baths
The address: Fö utca 84, Metro: M2 Batthyány tér metro station, Open 6am-6pm, Men only Monday, Wednesday, Friday; Women, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday.To date, it retains many of the key elements of a Turkish bath, exemplified by its Turkish dome and octagonal pool. It is believed that a start was made on building the bath by Pasha of Buda Arslan in 1565.It is one of the few remaining monuments from the Turkish times, receiving the visitor in all the original magnificence of a period Ottoman palace of bathing. The Kiraly Baths are open to both sexes but not at the same time. Some but not all users are nude. When are days only for men is visited by gay clientele. |
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Rudas Baths
The address: Döbrentei tér 9, Tram 18,19, Bus 7, 78, 86, 112 to Döbrentei tér, Open 6am-6pm weekdays, 6am-1am Saturday.
The bath was built in 1550, and then reconstructed by Pasha Sokoli Mustafa in 1566. Some of the Turkish-period features are still used today: the octagonal pool, the four small corner pools, each with water of a different temperature, and the characteristic Turkish dome. Rudas but is renovated in 2006 year.
Széchenyi Baths
The address: Állakérti körút 11, Metro: M1 Széchenyi fürdõ metro station, Open 6am-10pm every day.
One of the largest bathing complexes in Europe, the premier medicinal bath of Pest- Its thermal springs were discovered in 1879; they are the deepest and hottest ( 74 - 75 C. ) thermal wells in the capital. The neo - Baroque baths were built in1913, the swimming pool in 1927. The open - air sections with their pleasantly warm waters are equally popular in winter. Cruising area is on the terrace of the nude area reserved for men only. It is cruising only during the summer days.
Palatinus Swimming Pool
The address: Margitsziget. Bus Number 26 from begining of Margit island. Open during the summer 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The most popular location during the summer. Set in the park of the Margaret Island. Very crowded in July and August. Seven pools, wave pool, games area. The nudist sun terrace is full of gay guys. |