Dolnośląskie·Poland
Photo: Jacek Halicki · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 pl)
Lądek-Zdrój has drawn bathers to its thermal springs for more than seven hundred years, and its domed Wojciech bath house, modelled on an Ottoman hammam, is one of the most beautiful spa buildings in Central Europe. The warm mineral water rises from deep under the Złote Mountains.
In season: Year-round · Peak: Oct–Mar
Warm thermal pools and historic bath houses in a quiet spa town, pleasant all year and best after a winter day in the hills. Options range from a simple soak to full spa programmes.
Base in Lądek-Zdrój and book the Wojciech baths or the newer pool complex. Pair a soak with walks in the Śnieżnik massif, a short drive away.
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