| Hungary is afloat on a rich reservoir of thermal water | | | | can wallow snugly as the steam rises from the |
| that breaks the surface through thousands of | | | | surface. |
| springs, and the Balaton region has more than its fair | | | | The thermal centres at Kehidakustány and Zalakaros |
| share of them. If you’re feeling stressed, have | | | | are also open whatever the season, and are suitable |
| nagging aches or just fancy a lick of luxury to your | | | | for the whole family. Parents can indulge in |
| bathing, this is the place to be for a wellness | | | | treatments while the kids splash about in the |
| weekend. | | | | ‘fun bath’. Zalakaros is recommended for |
| Furthermore, you don’t need to come in summer | | | | the relief of arthritis thanks to a combination of |
| – spa holidays can be taken all year round, and | | | | medicinal baths and generations of expertise. Do |
| make a wonderfully different winter break. As well as | | | | not forget Hajduszoboszlo with the largest Auqa |
| enjoying a warming soak, you can also take | | | | world in Europe. Local hotels in the city offers the |
| advantage of a wide range of cheaply priced health | | | | best hotel prices for accomodation. |
| and beauty treatments – from massages and | | | | All these thermal complexes are well provided with |
| mudpacks to physiotherapy and dental work. Put | | | | spa hotels offering ‘wellness’ packages, and |
| yourself in the hands of the qualified experts, and | | | | you’ll also find such hotels at Siófok, |
| allow them to soothe your body and mind. | | | | Balatonfüred, Bükfürd? and Tapolca – the |
| | | | latter perched above a deep cave whose humid air |
| The spa town of Hévíz is nestled on the | | | | has long been known to alleviate asthma. So why not |
| world’s second-largest thermal lake. The lake is | | | | treat yourself? For a few pounds, you can feel a |
| open all year – the mineral-rich water rarely drops | | | | million dollars – and bathe away those winter |
| below 26?C in temperature – and in winter you | | | | blues! |