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Anyone for a spa break? How about a destination rich with culture, history and good food, too? Then get ready to add Bucharest to your bucket list. It’s the capital city of Romania (aka the birthplace ...

From a warehouse brewery to a giant bookshop and glorious lakeside parks, Cosmin Cîrîc, manager of the city’s thermal spa, guides us around the Romanian capital Traditional Romanian food is dishes ...

Spa enthusiasts are excited about one of the "best" and biggest spas in Europe that is a cheap flight away from the UK. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Therme Bucuresti, nestled just north of ...

Upon closing, CVC and Therme Group will become equal partners in Therme Horizon, a new holding company comprising Therme Erding in Germany and Therme Bucharest in Romania, two of Europe's most visited ...

‘Wellness should be for everybody,’ Robert Solomon, VP of Project Operations at Therme Bucharest – a huge tropical indoor spa – passionately told me while on a trip to the resort. Romania’s capital ...

Best of all, a day ticket, offering full access, costs from just £28 MY pina colada is going down swimmingly at the pool bar, where I’m dangling my feet in warm water awaiting my spa treatment. I feel ...