Balya Attractions
In earlier days this mining town, situated about 50km/30mi northwest of Balikesir, was known as Pazarköy or Balya Maden. The fort in the Kadiköy district possibly dates from Roman or perhaps Byzantine times. In the HIsar (Fortress) district there is a thermal bath fed by hot springs (50°C/122°F).
5km/3mi or so from Balya at Hozluca there is another thermal bath with hot sulfur and carbon springs (80°C/176°F), beneficial to those with rheumatism and skin complaints. The hot springs at Ilica, a little place 26km/16mi northeast of Balya, are the best known of all in the Balya Dag, ranging in temperature from 24°C/75°F to 63°C/145°F.
5km/3mi or so from Balya at Hozluca there is another thermal bath with hot sulfur and carbon springs (80°C/176°F), beneficial to those with rheumatism and skin complaints. The hot springs at Ilica, a little place 26km/16mi northeast of Balya, are the best known of all in the Balya Dag, ranging in temperature from 24°C/75°F to 63°C/145°F.
