To ask where you'd recommend for a thermal spa (ie natural hot springs) that isn't any of the following

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1. In Iceland
2. In Hungary
3. With rules compelling nakedness (ideally with noone being naked but I'm a realist so just somewhere I can keep my swimming costume on and eyes lowered is great)

Switzerland

There is one in Bath in the UK. A rooftop spa.

I'm fairly sure there's one on Kos in Greece, on the south coast of the island. We did visit it a loooong time ago though. But it's not large like in Iceland

I live in Idaho, the state has the highest number of natural hot springs of any state! If you're ever in the Western US, Idaho is beautiful and often overlooked!

Lava Hot Springs is probably the most famous but there are so many.

Sirmione, Lake Garda
Saturnia, Tuscany

Greece.

how hot do you want?

there’s one just outside Athens but it’s not mega hot.

Rotorua New Zealand which is mega hot.

Matlock bath in the U.K. (also not mega hot)

These all sound great! Where is good in Switzerland?

I don't need it to be too hot it's more for the minerals in the water.

Zakopane in Poland. Very busy in summer, though.

Borjomi, Georgia

iirc everyone had a swimsuit? Also in a national park with plenty of day hiking or overnight hiking options. The food is unparalleled!

Do NOT go the Bath Spa, it's so over crowded and you only get half an hour and people line up, staring at you, waiting for you to get out.

Question, do they all stink of sulphur? I’ve only been to the NZ Rotorua one - stinky!!

Tombola Talasso Tuscany.

You reminded me of one I went to in Spain - Baños de Hedionda; where Julius Caesar himself once bathed. It is hard to find, free to enter (almost abandoned) and stank of sulphur! Great for your skin though and lovely warm water.

Sounds like an awful experience but not reflective of my own. I live quite close and have been a few times, have had a lovely time.

The Peninsula Hot Springs in Victoria, Australia. My happy place. ☺️

What’s the issue with Iceland?

Ischia

Baden Baden

Santa Rosa, Colombia

https://newbathhotelandspa.com/
is the Matlock bath one.

some of the Iceland ones can be lovely. These springs by the Landmannalaugur campsite are amazing. It’s very touristy and people tend to keep swimsuits on. You’ll need a 4 wheel drive to get there though.

https://www.landmannalaugartours.com/post/camping-in-landmannalaugar

this is really nice although a bit of a drive.

No issue it's just that's one of the two everyone recommends immediately(the other being Budapest) and I'm looking for something else

Wait it has never previously occurred to me that Baden Baden has baths 😂

Isn't it into nudity, though?

Wait is this a bit?

https://negombo.it/en/

Vita Classica in Bad Krozingen is naturally heated and mineral rich - but it's Germany so someone will be naked in the spa, guaranteed.

https://giardiniposeidonterme.com/en/startseite-en/