Huge new thermal bath-and-spa complex opens in Bucharest
Posted January 15, 2016 6:00 am
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Austria's A-Heat Group has opened a giant thermal bath-and-spa complex in Romania that it says is the largest in Europe.
The 50 million-euro ($55 million) center, which opened Thursday just north of Bucharest, uses hot water pumped up from more than 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) underground and cooled to a constant 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit) in its eight pools.
The facility, which offers indoor and outdoor pools, saunas and other leisure activities, covers 25 hectares (62 acres) and includes a giant botanical garden with 800,000 trees and plants. Tickets start at 39 lei ($9.50).
In this picture taken on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, steam rises from a thermal outdoor pool as a newly opened thermal bath and spa complex is reflected in a artificial lake in Balotesti commune, north of Bucharest, Romania. Austrian A-Heat Group has opened a giant thermal bath and spa complex in Romania which it says is the largest in Europe. The facility, offering indoor and outdoor pools, saunas and other leisure activities, covers 25-hectares (62 acres). (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru) ROMANIA OUT
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