In the nineteenth and early twentieth century Baile Herculane was one of the fanciest spa resorts in Europe. Kings and emperors were guests here. It is still visited but the decay of the historic part of town in contrast to the contemporary spa shows how the taste of the modern world differs from what has been before.

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