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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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Fragmentedbrain · 31/08/2025 15:16

  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)
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Candlesandmatches · 31/08/2025 16:06

Spa 47 in Baden. Not far from Zurich airport by train or Cat

GreatTheCat · 31/08/2025 16:07

The Azores - Sao Miguel. it's beautiful.

biscuitcat · 31/08/2025 16:08

There are quite a few in the Azores - beautiful
place to holiday as well!

SpottyAardvark · 31/08/2025 16:12

Therme Erding, near Munich airport, is the world’s largest thermal spa. The place is absolutely vast, it includes a massive kids water park, a hotel, gardens, an adults-only naturist sauna /spa / pool and a seperate clothed sauna & pool. It’s so big it has its own multi storey car park.

https://www.therme-erding.de/en/

Happy family with large water tyre in the wave pool. Fun and relaxation in the water.

The largest thermal spa in the world : Therme Erding

Therme Erding near Munich is the largest thermal spa in the world. With a wave pool, 28 slides, exotic thermal baths, vitality oasis and sauna world.

https://www.therme-erding.de/en/

Just4June · 31/08/2025 16:22

City of Banos in Ecuador

fuzzwuss · 31/08/2025 16:26

Only the sauna bit is naked in Baden Baden, the swimming pools etc are not

82Songs · 31/08/2025 16:35

This place in Italy is amazing!

https://lecascatedisaturnia.com/

Pfaffingabout · 31/08/2025 16:36

Fragmentedbrain · 31/08/2025 16:03

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

Isn't it into nudity, though?

Wait is this a bit?

There's a spa at Spa in Belgium 😁 Very nice, with separate facilities for with and without clothes, but not a natural spring bubbling out of the ground if that's what you're after.

Geminijes · 31/08/2025 16:39

Therme București, Romania.

CopperWhite · 31/08/2025 16:41

There are loads in Turkey.

Screamingabdabz · 31/08/2025 16:46

The one near Pamukkale in Turkey - amazing experience.

Civilservant · 31/08/2025 16:47

Great thread!

Didimum · 31/08/2025 16:58

Fragmentedbrain · 31/08/2025 16:02

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

Have you been to the Blue Lagoon there though? It’s absolutely brilliant.

NotMeekNotObedient · 31/08/2025 17:08

Lots in Spain. Usually cheap to fly to and and entry is reasonable. No nakedness!

Liebelei · 31/08/2025 17:27

St Gervais les Bains in the French alps. The spa is amazing!

bestbefore · 31/08/2025 17:37

We’ve been in them in Banff and in Costa Rica - TBH i was a bit disappointed as I’d kind of imagined a natural pool with warm water from gje volcano and the one in in Banff particularly was like a v warm swimming pool, tiled etc. probably my expectations really! I would like to try Budapest but again I do know it’s a pool in effect

Marmaladelover · 31/08/2025 20:05

LimoncelloSpritz · 31/08/2025 15:54

Ischia

Which is where I was going to say - the Roman one ?

WellConfusedandDazed · 31/08/2025 20:42

Germany has loads, there is one right in the center of Cologne that is nice to combine with a city break. Also in Baden-Baden and the Black Forest.
Also have a look at Spa, Belgium.

Madamfrog · 31/08/2025 20:57

Germany (eg Freiburg, Bad Krozingen) and France (lots, Google station thermale).

Summer24isRubbish · 31/08/2025 21:07

IMissSparkling · 31/08/2025 15:34

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

Absolutely here … amazing !

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