Bain de Rudas

Rudas Baths is a historic thermal bath in Budapest, built in 1571 or 1572 by Sokollu Mustafa Pasha during the Ottoman occupation. It stands on the Buda side of Elisabeth Bridge and still preserves characteristic features of a hammam, including an Ottoman dome and an octagonal pool. The mildly radioactive thermal water contains minerals such as sulfate, calcium, and magnesium, and has traditionally been used to ease joint and spinal complaints. Visitors can relax in six therapeutic pools and a swimming pool with water temperatures ranging from 10 to 40 degrees Celsius. After extensive renovations, the baths reopened in early 2006.