Bükfürdö Thermal Spa

Bükfürdő Thermal Spa in Bük, Vas county in western Hungary, is one of Hungary's most significant thermal destinations, its springs discovered accidentally in 1957 during petroleum exploration drilling at a depth of 2,200 metres. The geothermal water that gushed to the surface at 58°C proved to have an exceptional mineral composition, and the Bükfürdő complex subsequently developed into a major thermal resort serving the western Transdanubian region. The sulphurous-sodium bicarbonate waters are particularly valued for rheumatic, musculoskeletal and gynaecological conditions, and the spa complex has grown to include one of Hungary's largest indoor-outdoor pool systems. The surrounding Vas county landscape, at the foot of the Kőszeg hills near the Austrian border, is one of Hungary's most traditionally rural and culturally preserved areas, with the medieval town of Kőszeg and the Pannonhalma Benedictine Abbey — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — within comfortable day-trip distance.