Miskolc, Hungary is a town that’s been devasted by “the political changes.” That is the word for what happened in 1989, when communism gave way to a free political process and Soviet domination faded away. The town has rows and rows of ugly white apartment buildings, and a huge hulking steel mill that’s been shuttered for years. Umemployment stands at about 18%. But this city in the northeastern part of the country has one shining gem….a bath carved into a cave.
We visited this thermal cave tonight, and got a chance to enjoy it all by ourselves. There is a thermal bath that at 35 degrees c feels like a bathtub. Then we popped into a sauna and heated up….then we went into another series of pools that were about 30 c. These wound their way through a cave and a current carried us along….the pools were tunnels lit with lights and you rode with the stream. Further back in the cave was another entrance to a thermal pool, this one like the first warmer. Following the long tunnel of water back, the end was a circular room with a ceiling of stars, and jets to massage your back as you enjoyed the warmth.
This thermal pool costs $8 to enter and is a magical place. The citizens of Miskolc may have economic problems, but they have the world’s best place to relax!
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I’m glad you liked Miskolc. Next time look around in the downtown as well, it’s not as ugly as the residental district with the large concrete buildings.
Have you seen the castle too?