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Treasure
from the
depths
Békés County is a real “spa republic”, with the two most fa-
mous venues being the Gyula Castle Bath and the Oroshá-
za-Gyopáros Bath, while cosy spas and swimming pools Beaches and
also await guests in Békéscsaba, Füzesgyarmat, Tótkomlós,
Gyomaendrőd, Békés, and Szarvas. thermal spas
One of the most important attractions of Békés County
is the world famous Gyula Castle Bath, built in the 8.5
hectare nature park of the former Almásy Castle. In the
four-generation Bath, young people, children, and families
enjoy the water paradise, the Jacuzzi, and the wave pool,
the beach volleyball court, the giant and kamikaze slides,
the covered and open-air swimming pools, the sauna park,
and a variety of cultural and beach programs. Next to the
swimming pools, the 35-37 degree medicinal water is ex-
cellent for locomotor diseases and for the rehabilitation
treatments after accidents and operations. Th e Castello
Sauna Park offers world-class outdoor and indoor sauna
services to its visitors.
Orosháza-Gyopárosfürdő, the “pearl of the Great Plain”, is
surrounded by a lake and a forest. In addition to the medic-
inal pools, the open-air swimming and adventure pools, it
also has a wellness centre and a sauna park. Th e adventure
unit with over 6,000 square metres of water surface waits
for the visitors with indoor and outdoor water-circulation
pools, giant slides, water adventure items, a fitness room, a
conference room, a drinks bar, and a restaurant.
The county has several larger, well-built free outdoor
beaches, such as the beach at Dánfok, next to Békés, or the
free beaches in Szanazug, at the confluence of the White
Körös and the Black Körös rivers. It is worth mentioning
the fi fth largest lake in Hungary, the Hármas-Körös dead
channel in Bikazug, between Szarvas and Békésszentand-
rás.
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