Baños de Cuenca Hot Springs
Baños
Baños, a hot spring town about 8 km south-west of Cuenca with thermal bathing pools and spas, popular with locals for weekend relaxation.
Baños shares its name with the Baños in Tungurahua Province, but here it is a suburb of Cuenca. The long-established Balnearios Durán has several indoor and outdoor thermal pools and steam baths, with entry around 8 to 10 US dollars. Spas such as Piedra de Agua offer mud baths and blue mineral clay pools at higher prices. The Gothic church in town is also worth a look. It is about 15 minutes by taxi from the city centre, and city buses also serve the town.
Opening hours
Approx. 06:00–22:00 (varies by bathhouse)
Nearby sights
- Mirador de Turi
- Municipal Museum of Modern Art
- Church & Plaza of San Sebastián
- Calle Larga
- Mercado 10 de Agosto
- Plaza & Church of San Francisco
- Plaza de las Flores
- Museo Remigio Crespo Toral