Hungary - Hévíz

Postcard Hévíz.

Hévíz is a spa town in Zala County, Hungary, about 8 kilometres (5 miles) from Keszthely.
The town is located near Lake Hévíz, the world’s second-largest thermal lake,
 but biologically the biggest active natural lake.The lake's healing properties have been well known for centuries people lived here even at the end of the Stone Age. The foundation of bath culture was laid by the Romans in the 2nd century. The city and the bath began developing significantly in the 18th century, related to the Festetics family, who started scientific research about using the water for healing.