217 result(s) for thermal spa
Introducing Kemenes Volcanopark Visitor Center – Celldömölk, Hungary
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Kemenes Volcanopark Visitor Center opened on the 22nd of April in 2013. The building was built next to the Sag hill, and with its architectural style and theme is unique in Hungary and the nearest countries. In the museum you can learn more about the giant power and size of volcanoes and how fast a volcano can erupt, through modern touch screens. The screens and tablets show the visitor how ...
2013 Will Be Another Record-Breaking Year For Tourism In Hungary
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Tourism is exiting the economic crisis and according to estimates the volume of tourism this year could beat last year's record by a further 8 percent with a total of 23-24 million guests nights spent in tourist accommodation by holidaymakers from both at home and abroad, the Office of the Prime Minister's Deputy State Secretary for development programmes announced.
Introducing Lukács Bath In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
In the 12th century, knights of the order of Saint John engaging in curing the sick settled in the area of today's Lukács Bath, followed by the orders of Rhodos and Malta, who built their monasteries baths as well. The bath operated through the time of the Turks but the energy of the springs were used primarily to produce gunpowder and for grinding wheat. After the reoccupation of Buda, the bath ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary No Longer Off The Beaten Path
- 1 Aug 2013 7:02 AM
- travel
By Ferenc Kumin: Recalling Hungarian tourism back in 1989, the year of the opening of the iron curtain, it was quite a bit different from what we find today. Back then, Hungary, particularly Lake Balaton, was a popular summer destination for tourists from East Germany and other parts of the eastern bloc but a little off the beaten path for most others. How times have changed.
Invitation: Cinetrip Future Disco, Széchenyi Bath Budapest, 3 August
- 31 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In the middle of the Szecska season, the semiannual, all-in-one sparty extravaganza is back in Szechenyi Bath to enchant sparty-goers. On the first Saturday of August, the spectacular summer edition is dedicated to future disco. In addition to music and lights, unique performances, laser shows and awesome visuals will amaze dancers floating in the 37 degrees Celsius thermal water.
Interactive Games & „The City Of Waters” Walks In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Sightseeing tours and walks for the festive year of the Budapest Summer Festival. Thematic sightseeing tours and interactive games weekly organised by Imagine Budapest at the 102 year-old, renewed Margaret Island Water Tower.
Tourist Information About The Flood Situation In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- travel
Owing to the flood situation, the Tourism Deputy State Secretariat of the Ministry for National Economy and the Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre Nonprofit Ltd. join forces to provide up-to-date information for tourists visiting Budapest. To ensure that visitors to the city have access to all relevant information while the flood abates, the Ministry, which is also responsible for tourism, will ...
Thermal Baths Open In Budapest During Christmas
- 25 Dec 2012 7:00 AM
- health & wellness
Budapest has officially carried the title of 'Spa City' for 80 years, however as you may know its unique thermal bathing facilities were recognized by Roman legionaries over 2000 years ago. Most of the baths open today were established by the Turks, examples such as Rudas and Király are still in operation after five hundred years, and many are open for seasonal bathers over the holiday season - ...
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...
Introducing Kemenes Volcanopark Visitor Center – Celldömölk, Hungary
- 29 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
The Kemenes Volcanopark Visitor Center opened on the 22nd of April in 2013. The building was built next to the Sag hill, and with its architectural style and theme is unique in Hungary and the nearest countries. In the museum you can learn more about the giant power and size of volcanoes and how fast a volcano can erupt, through modern touch screens. The screens and tablets show the visitor how ...
2013 Will Be Another Record-Breaking Year For Tourism In Hungary
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Tourism is exiting the economic crisis and according to estimates the volume of tourism this year could beat last year's record by a further 8 percent with a total of 23-24 million guests nights spent in tourist accommodation by holidaymakers from both at home and abroad, the Office of the Prime Minister's Deputy State Secretary for development programmes announced.
Introducing Lukács Bath In Budapest
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
In the 12th century, knights of the order of Saint John engaging in curing the sick settled in the area of today's Lukács Bath, followed by the orders of Rhodos and Malta, who built their monasteries baths as well. The bath operated through the time of the Turks but the energy of the springs were used primarily to produce gunpowder and for grinding wheat. After the reoccupation of Buda, the bath ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary No Longer Off The Beaten Path
- 1 Aug 2013 7:02 AM
- travel
By Ferenc Kumin: Recalling Hungarian tourism back in 1989, the year of the opening of the iron curtain, it was quite a bit different from what we find today. Back then, Hungary, particularly Lake Balaton, was a popular summer destination for tourists from East Germany and other parts of the eastern bloc but a little off the beaten path for most others. How times have changed.
Invitation: Cinetrip Future Disco, Széchenyi Bath Budapest, 3 August
- 31 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
In the middle of the Szecska season, the semiannual, all-in-one sparty extravaganza is back in Szechenyi Bath to enchant sparty-goers. On the first Saturday of August, the spectacular summer edition is dedicated to future disco. In addition to music and lights, unique performances, laser shows and awesome visuals will amaze dancers floating in the 37 degrees Celsius thermal water.
Interactive Games & „The City Of Waters” Walks In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Sightseeing tours and walks for the festive year of the Budapest Summer Festival. Thematic sightseeing tours and interactive games weekly organised by Imagine Budapest at the 102 year-old, renewed Margaret Island Water Tower.
Tourist Information About The Flood Situation In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2013 12:00 PM
- travel
Owing to the flood situation, the Tourism Deputy State Secretariat of the Ministry for National Economy and the Budapest Festival and Tourism Centre Nonprofit Ltd. join forces to provide up-to-date information for tourists visiting Budapest. To ensure that visitors to the city have access to all relevant information while the flood abates, the Ministry, which is also responsible for tourism, will ...
Thermal Baths Open In Budapest During Christmas
- 25 Dec 2012 7:00 AM
- health & wellness
Budapest has officially carried the title of 'Spa City' for 80 years, however as you may know its unique thermal bathing facilities were recognized by Roman legionaries over 2000 years ago. Most of the baths open today were established by the Turks, examples such as Rudas and Király are still in operation after five hundred years, and many are open for seasonal bathers over the holiday season - ...
XpatLoop Interview: Yves Giacometti, General Manager, Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest
- 20 Dec 2012 11:00 AM
Passions come and passions go, so the trick is to keep things percolating. For now, Yves Giacometti is into Budapest. “This is a city that needs to be discovered,” says the General Manager of Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, who arrived in “the Paris of Eastern Europe” in late 2010 and plunged into local culture with the aid of erudite guides, an all-Hungarian concierge staff and ...