Topla Voda Spring
The oldest and best-known spring of the spa, right in the centre: water at 36.5 °C, body temperature, used since Roman times. Free to drink.
- Season
- All year
- Duration
- 15 minutes
- Where
- Outdoors
- For
- seniors, couples, families with children, solo travellers
- Entry
- Free entry
About the place
Topla voda (“warm water”) is the spring that made Vrnjačka Banja a spa. It is right in the centre, below the Castle of Culture, and the water comes out at 36.5 °C, body temperature, which is why it is classed as homeothermal. It is alkaline and naturally carbonated.
The Romans used the spring from the 1st to the 4th century. The first chemical analysis was made by Baron Herder in 1835, and the first bathhouse built in 1892. The same water is bottled today as “Vrnjci”. The Thermal Mineral Bath stands here too, home to the Rimski Izvor spa.
The water at the spring is free. A board by the spring lists the water’s composition and effects, so read it before you fill a cup. As a treatment, mineral water is drunk on a doctor’s advice, usually from the Merkur Special Hospital, who sets how much and when. If you have a chronic condition or take medication, ask your own doctor first.
Topla voda is a good first stop for a round of all the springs: from here the park leads on to Snežnik, Jezero and Slatina. We describe the whole walk in the mineral springs of Vrnjačka Banja. Bring your own cup or bottle.
What to expect
Water at 36.5 °C
Body temperature; alkaline, naturally carbonated water.
From the Romans to today
Used from the 1st to the 4th century; first analysis in 1835, first bathhouse in 1892.
“Vrnjci” water
The same water is bottled as “Vrnjci”.
Where it is
Izvor Topla voda, centralni park, 36210 Vrnjačka Banja
- How to get there
- The spring is in the central park, in the centre of the spa, a few minutes’ walk from the promenade.
Frequently asked questions
Answers to the questions people ask most. If yours is not here, get in touch and we will get back to you.
Send us a questionHow warm is the water at Topla voda?
36.5 °C, body temperature.
Do you pay for the water?
No, the water at the spring is free.
Can I drink it without a doctor’s advice?
A cup to taste is not a treatment. As a treatment it is drunk on a doctor’s advice, and anyone with a chronic condition or on medication should ask their own doctor first.
Places to stay nearby
The nearest places to stay, by distance from here.
