Hospital Spring

The Hôpital source, a water known since Antiquity

The Hôpital source is one of the historic sources of Vichy, known since Antiquity. The Vichy audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this place and its elegant pavilion, a witness of the long thermal tradition of the city.

A millennial thermal source

Known since Antiquity, the Hôpital source is one of the oldest of Vichy. Its rotunda, an elegant pavilion located in the axis of a bridge, houses the emergence point of the thermal water. Renowned for its virtues, notably on digestion, it testifies to the antiquity of the exploitation of the waters in Vichy, well before the thermal golden age of the city.

What to see

You admire the rotunda and the pavilion of the Hôpital source, an elegant witness of the thermal heritage of Vichy. The place recalls the antiquity of the waters of the city, exploited since Antiquity. It is a stop for those curious about history and heritage, during a walk in the thermal district.

Practical information

The Hôpital source lies in Vichy, in the axis of a bridge, in the heart of the thermal district, reachable on foot. The pavilion is freely accessible, and the rotunda can be admired from the public space. The place is discovered during a walk; the hours for tasting the waters, if any, may vary.

Since when has the Hôpital source been known?

Since Antiquity; it is one of the oldest sources of Vichy, sheltered by an elegant rotunda.

Where is the Hôpital source?

In Vichy, in the axis of a bridge, in the heart of the thermal district of the city.