Balneario de Alange

The Balneario de Alange in Alange, Extremadura, shelters two perfectly preserved circular Roman bathing pools of the first century AD that are among the finest surviving Roman thermal structures in the Iberian Peninsula, protected as national cultural heritage monuments and still supplied by the same bicarbonate-rich spring waters that warmed Roman bathers two thousand years ago. The modern spa installations built around these ancient pools create a unique palimpsest of Roman antiquity and contemporary wellness in one of Extremadura's most remarkable archaeological sites, where history and hydrology intersect with unusual directness. Alange stands amid a landscape of prehistoric megalithic monuments, Visigothic remains, and the Alange Reservoir offering summer water sports, making the spa a cultural anchor for exploring one of Spain's most historically layered and least-visited regions.