Thermal baths in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Thermal baths in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, among them Les Grands Bains du Monêtier in the Serre Chevalier valley and the Thermes de Berthemont-les-Bains at about 960 m in the Vésubie valley, an hour north of Nice. Both run on spring water: Le Monêtier's rises at 42 to 44 °C, and the operator at Berthemont calls its water powerfully sulphurous and siliceous. Both baths ban swim shorts and bermudas.
- Baths4
- Water28 to 42°
- Hot rooms62°
Baths in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur compared
Entry, swimwear rules, age limits and ticket type, side by side.
| Bath | Entry | Swimwear and rules | Age | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Grands Bains du MonêtierLe Monêtier-les-Bains | Closed between seasons until 11 December 2026 | Close-fitting pool swimwear everywhere, including the Spa La Rotonde: men wear swim briefs or pool boxers, women a one- or two-piece without board-short legs. Swim shorts, bermudas, board shorts, strings, monokinis, pareos, underwear and burkinis are banned. Long hair tied back; no towels or flip-flops at the poolside. Swimwear is sold on site, not hired. | none stated | Timed slots, book ahead |
| Plan de PhazyGuillestre | Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us | Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us | none stated | Day ticket |
| Spa Thermal de Haute ProvenceDigne-les-Bains |
| Swimsuit and swim cap required (caps sold at reception); swim shorts, bermudas, underwear and T-shirts are forbidden. A towel is compulsory inside the sauna. Shower and footbath before the pools. | 7+ | Day ticket |
| Thermes de Berthemont-les-BainsRoquebillière | Closed for the winter until 26 March 2027 | Swimsuit required; swim shorts and bermudas are forbidden. Non-slip sandals are compulsory in the building and are provided with the bathrobe and bath towel (also sold on site). Mixed bathing. | 12+ | Day ticket |
Every bath in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Open all year unless the hours say otherwise.
Lal.sacienne, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SALes Grands Bains du Monêtier
Thermal bath, Le Monêtier-les-Bains · Online booking strongly advised to guarantee entry; phones, tablets and cameras banned in the Grands Bains (allowed in the Spa La Rotonde); leaving ends the visit; pools cleared 15 minutes before closing
A municipal thermal leisure centre built in 2008 in the Serre Chevalier valley, fed by naturally hot spring water that the operator says rises at 42 to 44 °C and that the Romans knew in the fourth century.
38 to 42°Closeduntil 11 December 2026Plan de Phazy
Hot spring, Guillestre · The edges of the pools are slippery (tourist office).
A hot spring on the Durance fault at about 900 m between Guillestre and Risoul, rising from a rock of pink Guillestre marble in front of the 1824 Rotonde and flowing into four pools built in the 1980s.
28°Spa Thermal de Haute Provence
Thermal bath, Digne-les-Bains · Capacity 100 people per half day, 80 when children are admitted; only the Réservable + ticket guarantees entry. Sauna and hammam from 18.
Thermal pools about 3 km east of central Digne-les-Bains, fed by the 870 m Ophélia borehole at the foot of the Saint-Pancrace cliff, with water the operator describes as chloride, sulphur and sodium rich and naturally warm at 33 °C.
Thermes de Berthemont-les-Bains
Thermal bath, Roquebillière · Arrive 15 to 20 minutes before a booked treatment; the wellness treatments are stated to have no therapeutic aim. Lockers take 50 cent tokens sold at reception.
Thermal baths at about 960 m in the Vésubie valley, an hour north of Nice, which the operator calls the only thermal station in the Alpes-Maritimes and whose water it describes as powerfully sulphurous and siliceous.
Closeduntil 26 March 2027
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Questions about Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
What swimwear do you need at the thermal baths in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?
A close-fitting swimsuit: Le Monêtier and Berthemont both ban swim shorts and bermudas. Le Monêtier wants swim briefs or pool boxers for men and a one- or two-piece without board-short legs for women, bans strings, monokinis, pareos and burkinis, and sells swimwear on site but doesn't hire it out. Berthemont makes non-slip sandals compulsory in the building and hands them out with a bathrobe and bath towel.
Can children use the thermal baths in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?
At Le Monêtier from 9 months, and at Berthemont from 12. Le Monêtier takes children of 9 to 35 months in the mornings only, for two hours at most, and under-16s need an adult in swimwear watching them; its hammam and sauna start at 15 and the Spa La Rotonde at 16. Berthemont's Aqua-Détente area is open from 12 and its treatment institute from 16.
Do you need to book the thermal baths in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur?
At Le Monêtier the operator strongly advises booking online to be sure of getting in, and leaving the Grands Bains ends the visit. Phones, tablets and cameras aren't allowed in the Grands Bains. At Berthemont the Espace Aqua-Détente opens to the public in the afternoons, since mornings are kept for medical cures, and anyone booked for a treatment should arrive 15 to 20 minutes early.