March 15 is a historical national holiday in Hungary, which will slightly affect the opening hours of Szechenyi Baths: the thermal bath will be open as on Sundays. In short, you can come and visit the Szechenyi Bath, the baths, the pools will be open, the massage treatments and other services will also be available. See the planned opening hours below.
March 15 Opening Times Szechenyi Bath
Please note that these are planned opening hours for the national holiday.
- Outdoor and indoor pools: from 8 am to
8 pm - Saunas and steam rooms: from 10am to 7:30pm
Drinking well: closed
March 15 is a public holiday in Budapest when Hungarians commemorate the hopeful start of the 19th century revolution of 1848/49, a two year battle for the freedom of Hungary from Austria.
The freedom fight was lost, many thousands died in the battles, and the Hungarian military leaders were severely punished. But March 15 remained the day of hope, the day of free speech, and enthusiastic acts.
On this day, you can see locals wearing flower shaped, little round national flags stuck on their coats (Kokarda), some historical enactments of the March 15 events, students acting out the days of the revolutions, when Hungarian citizens, men and women alike, along with writers, poets galvanized the revolution.
Sandor Petofi the poet recited his National Song poem at the National Museum, people ran to the press to print out the revolutionary pamphlets and fliers of the 12 Points of Freedom. Also, the iconic figure of free speech, Mihaly Tancsics, was freed by the crowds on this day. (He was a real socialist minded writer, who was imprisoned in 1847 for his censored writings encouraging the peoples of Hungary to fight for their freedom).
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Hello, I hope to visit Budapest for the first time in April 2017. Do you think it will be too cold outside to visit the Szechrnyi Baths at this time of year? Or are they still a popular attraction during April? Thanks for any help, Layla