Back January 30th, 2014

The leading Spanish economic news portal, El Economista created the list of the 5 most beautiful baths and pools of the world, and gave the 3rd place to Gellért Baths. The Hungarian bath took over an Indian and a Singaporean one. In the article the news portal introduced to the readers not just the baths itself but the Hungarian capital as well.
In the past few months world press introduced Hungarian baths several times. At the end of 2013 American CNN and British Guardian mentioned them, and the French national public service television company also made a program about them. At the beginning of 2014 the leading Spanish economic news portal, El Economista mentioned the Hungarian baths, especially the Gellért Baths. The news portal, which has a monthly 5 million readers, made a list of the 5 most beautiful pools of the world, and the Hungarian bath got the 3rd place, taking over the Indian Umaid Bhawan and the Singaporean Marina Bay Sands. In its article the news portal introduced to the readers not just the baths itself but the Hungarian capital and the thermal spas as well.
History of Gellért Baths
The building of Gellért Baths built in Secession style is located in the 11th district of Budapest. Its ancestor was built in the 13th century, and during the Turkish era a bath operated here as well. The city of Buda became the owner of the facility in 1718. In 1894 it was knocked down; the current building was built in 1912-18, according to the plans of architects Ármin Hegedűs, Artúr Sebestyén and Izidor Sterk. At the time the bath used to have a hospital as well and it was the most modern bath of Europe. In 1926-27 a wave pool, and in 1934 a Jacuzzi was built. Between the two world wars Gellért Baths had some renowned guests, like Dutch Queen Julianna, Rabindranath Tagore, Yehudi Menuhin or Richard Nixon. During the World War II the building suffered severe damages; later it was reconstructed, and modernized in 1980. The walls of the baths are covered with Zsolnay porcelain. The bath has an indoor swimming pool, an outdoor wave pool, an outdoor thermal pool and an outdoor sauna.
Sources:www.cityhungary.euhu.wikipedia.org