Palatinus Bath

Palatinus Bath on Margaret Island (Margitsziget) in the heart of Budapest is one of the world's most uniquely situated outdoor thermal bathing complexes — a large open-air pool park drawing calcium and magnesium-rich thermal water from the island's springs, set on a 2.5-kilometre island in the middle of the Danube between Buda and Pest within sight of the Hungarian Parliament Building and the chain of historic bridges that define Budapest's iconic river panorama. Margaret Island has served as a royal hunting ground, monastic centre, and therapeutic retreat since the Middle Ages, and Palatinus has been the democratic summer thermal leisure destination for Budapest residents since its opening in 1919. The combination of open-air thermal pools, wave pool, waterslides, and the incomparable setting of a Danube island surrounded by the UNESCO World Heritage Budapest riverscape makes Palatinus one of Europe's most scenically spectacular urban thermal bathing complexes.