Heves county offers diverse bathing and holiday facilities for families, groups and lovers of sunshine and water who are seeking relaxation and tranquility. Based on our centuries old bathing tradition, several world-famous medicinal baths and health resorts have been built on the springs. Besides the Turkish bath and the ruins of the 17th century Valide Sultan bath, numerous documents and descriptions prove that the beneficial influence of our thermal waters was known and utilized as early as the Middle Ages.

The Salvus medicinal spring in Bukkszek, the thermal baths of Tarnamera, Hatvan, Heves and Matraderecske serve not only to relax and refresh, but thanks to their curative effect have become popular health resorts. The spa bath of Eger, situated in the archbishop's park among huge plane trees, with its medicinal water, fresh water sports swimming pool and a wide range of services attracts a lot of visitors. The medicinal water of Egerszalok, welling up from the depth in the green pine wooded hillside appears snowwhite when steaming in winter. The second biggest freshwater lake of Hungary, lake Tisza offers unlimited opportunities for relaxation and entertainment. Parents needn't worry, their children are safe in the shallow, silky warm water. The charming villages around the lake: Sarud, Poroszlo, Tiszanana, Kiskore, the picturesque landscape, a rich variety of programs tempt you to spend a relaxing holiday there. You cannot afford to miss the exceptional experience of bathing in the unique low temperature carbon-dioxide "dry-bath" mofetta in Matraderecske.