Spa Resorts
Spa Resorts offer excellent facilities for alternative healing, like: rest and recreation, detoxification, pain relief by therapeutic massage, and different natural cures of disease.
Here you can benefit from qualified medical assistance and supervision, while taking advantage of the surrounding environment, climate and landscape, or the earth and sun energy...
In Europe and Asia, balneology - which is the science of bathing, has evolved - from the times of the ancient Romans - into a medical specialty. In these parts of the world, spa resorts are based on the natural healing power of local water springs, using the geothermal energy (Italians still call them therme - the latin word for warm springs)
Other health spa resorts resorts use different blends of minerals, enzymes, and enriching agents which are added to water to activate the body's self healing mechanisms
Spa Resorts all over the world have specific healing programs to help you recover the natural immunity and stay in shape.
Some of these healing benefits include:
- stimulation of the immune system and detoxification
- physical and mental relaxation,
- water therapy reabilitation
- normalization of gland function
Your spa vacation can be whatever you like—you just have to find the right spa for you. Each spa resort offers its own specialized programs as well.
Best Spa Resorts Vacations in Europe
Bursa, Turkey
Known as the Royal Springs, Bursa's renowned hot mineral waters have been popular since Byzantine and Roman times. Fed by magnesium, calcium and sulfur-rich thermal springs, the 700-year old baths were built in the time of Sultan Murat I. The beautifully ornate Yeni Kaplica bath dates back to 16th century.
Tuscany, Italy
Etruscans set the pace at Tuscany's bubbling waters, and the Romans splashed in their wake, heating up the fortunes of spa town Bagni San Filippo. Those suffering from degenerative arthritis and rheumatism plunge into the restorative waters amid olive groves and vines in nearby Bagno Vignoni's thermal baths.
Iceland
Richer in geothermal activity than any other country, Iceland is a veritable hot spring hotspot. Around 800 hot springs, some with dramatically spouting geysers, pepper the landscape. The most famed is the stunning, steaming, turquoise Blue Lagoon in Grindavik, just beside capital Reykjavik.
Baden-Baden, Black Forest, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
Nestled at the foot of the Black Forest, this chic destination has long done a healthy trade in spa breaks. First popularized by the Romans two millennia ago, Baden-Baden's salt- and radon-rich thermal hot springs still lure cosmopolitan convalescents to this acclaimed spa destination in South Germany.
Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Acclaimed for their medical benefits since 1522, 200 spa houses had sprung up in this picturesque valley by the end of the 16th century. Its curative springs have won fame as the answer to a slew of metabolic and gastric difficulties. Today's treatments range from aquatherapy to drinking the mineral-rich water.
Evian-les-Bains, Haute-Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France
Elegantly perched on the border between France and Switzerland, Evian's internationally renowned healing waters lure health-conscious visitors from around the world. It is France's most celebrated spa resort, famed for its hydrotherapy treatments that benefit digestive and metabolic conditions.
Edipsos, Euboea, Greece
Over 75 thermal springs and a 3000-year-old reputation as a healing place shoot cosmopolitan Edipsos high up the spa destination hotlist. In this atmospheric town where steaming rivers run, turn-of-the-century hotels bask around steaming pools, while others offer health-enhancing mineral baths.
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Best Spa Resorts Vacations in Mexico, Central & South America
Tulum, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico
Traditional Maya spas have become yet another reason to visit ruin-rich
Tulum. Today's spas offer Westernized takes on the mystical, spiritual
Maya massage rituals. Acclaimed Yucatan health haven Maya Tulum offers
the blissful combination of palapa rooms on a sandy spit and soothing
holistic treatments.
Costa Rica
Breathtaking mineral pools, magma-heated lagoons and toasty hot volcano-fed
hot springs abound in Costa Rica. Perhaps the most famed is San Carlos
hot springs, where shaman-led temazcal rituals include chanting and
meditation at a traditional Mesoamerican sweat lodge and steaming waters
await.
Baja
California, Mexico
The acclaimed Rancho La Puerta is Mexico's top destination spa. Set
within spectacular grounds, just an hour from San Diego, therapeutic
treatments make full use of all kinds of medicine and produce from
the Rancho's organic garden. This idyllic sanctuary is a luxurious
full service spa resort.
Queretaro,
Central Mexico and Gulf Coast, Mexico
The locals have long frequented "balnearios" and 600 hot
springs bubble up around the country. Tequisquiapan, an enticing cheese
and wine-making region in the state of Querétaro, is the perfect destination
for those wanting to pair their hot springs experience with a delicious
gourmet escape.
Patagonia,
Argentina
Sizzling thermal waters flow from volcano-heated springs in remote,
rugged Patagonia. It's the ideal spa destination for those who want
some eco-adventure when they emerge from the therapeutic waters. The
most decadent spa address is Puyuhuapi, in the north of the region,
accessible only by boat.
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