Staff turned off the lights and started draining the pools at Hungary's famous Miskolctapolca cave baths on Monday, after the centuries-old attraction succumbed to a modern-day crisis - soaring gas prices.
Visitors have been coming to the vast cavern since before Roman times to bathe in its naturally heated waters. In recent years, the venue has relied on gas to top up the temperatures in the pools and the caves, particularly during winter.
"We have to close the Cave Bath, for one single reason: our gas usage in the three months from October to December will cost an additional 61 million forints ," chief executive Judit Nemeth said. Customers bathing in the waters for the last time before the weekend, said they were still hoping for a last minute reprieve.
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