Termal

Termal is a renowned thermal spa town and district in Yalova province on the southern shore of the Gulf of İzmit, just 60 km from Istanbul across the Sea of Marmara, making it the most accessible thermal destination for Istanbul's population of fifteen million and one of Turkey's most historically prestigious thermal resorts, patronized since Ottoman times by sultans, statesmen, and international dignitaries including Atatürk, who maintained a summer residence here and used the thermal baths regularly. The Atatürk Villa — now a museum — and the grand Ottoman bath pavilions of Kurşunlu and Yeni Kaplıca combine with the forest setting of the Yalova highlands to give Termal an atmosphere of cultured elegance unique among Turkish thermal resorts.