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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

bursaBursa, 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.

tuscanyTuscany, 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.

icelandIceland

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-badenBaden-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-varyKarlovy 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.

EvianEvian-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.

GreceEdipsos, 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

TulumTulum, 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 ricaCosta 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 californiaBaja 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.

baja californiaQueretaro, 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.

baja californiaPatagonia, 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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