Budapest, the capital of the Hungarian Republic, lies in the centre of the Carpathian Basin in Europe, on both sides of the river Danube. It has an area of 525 square km. It's population of about 2 millions is 20 per cent of the country's total.

Due to a fault line shaping the course of the Danube valley, a great number of thermal springs came to the surface at Budapest. Budapest's reputation as a spa is based on these wells. Budapest is the world's only metropolis, where there are more than 130 thermal springs and ... (more)