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Spain,
the Spa of Europe
Spain has inherited the tradition of
thermal baths that Greeks, Romans and Moors enjoyed here
thousands of years ago. Today Spain offers one of Europe's
richest, most attractive and varied range of health-based
tourism resorts. The vast majority of Spain's thermal centres,
offering mineral-rich, medicinal waters, are situated in
incredibly beautiful natural surroundings, close to mountains,
beaches and forests. Besides all this, Spain offers the health
tourism sector something that few other European countries can:
climatotherapy.
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Spain has an
incalculable wealth of mineral-rich, medicinal waters, with more
than 2,000 registered springs, which, for their quality and
quantity, make our country the spa-centre of Europe. This is
also how people from other countries in Europe felt at the
beginning of the last century, when they came to spend their
summers at spa resorts such as: Mondariz,
a favourite destination for the political and social elite of
that time, earning it the nickname of Spain's Baden-Baden; or
the Great
Carballino Spa Resort, Solán
de Cabras and the Liérganes
spa, amongst others.
After the civil war, the spa resorts went into a period of
decline, making a comeback at the beginning of the 1990s, thanks
to renewed interest in natural medicine and care of the body.
Nowadays, Spain's thermal spa centres are one of the country's
major attractions because, besides their curative qualities,
they also bring together nature, sport, gastronomy, art,
history, etc., to become one of the most complete and
imaginative leisure proposals available.
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The
vast majority of Spain's spa resorts have now undergone
major modernisation works in their facilities,
incorporating the latest technologies and the best
healthcare equipment, putting them up there amongst
Europe's first-rate resorts. However, they offer one
differentiating element that gives them the advantage:
the climate. This is a vital component, whether for
specific treatments, or simply to enjoy some
well-deserved relaxation during your holidays. Thanks to
the climate here, we can say that Spain is one of the
few European countries whose spa resorts stay open all
year round.
Spain currently has more than 120 spa resorts,
extraordinary locations such as Archena
(Murcia),
Lanjarón
(Sierra
Nevada, Granada),
Puente
Viesgo (Cantabria),
Panticosa
(Huesca),
Solán de Cabras (Cuenca),
Vichy
Catalán (Girona),
La
Toja (Pontevedra),
Arnedillo
(La
Rioja), Cestona
(Guipúzcoa)...
These centres are situated in a range of completely
different geographical locations. Many are up in the
mid- and high mountains, while there are even spas on
the coast (this is the case of the Titus
Spa Resort, in Arenys
de Mar) or on islands (such as Pozo
de la Salud Spa, in El
Hierro). This means they not only offer
hugely varied settings and landscapes, but also
completely different weather conditions and alternative
attractions for tourists.
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These
are high-quality establishments where you can enjoy the
pleasure and curative action of massages and thermal
baths, as well as peace, quiet and the comfort of
facilities which have been designed to fulfil all your
needs: open-air and indoor pools with thermal waters;
sports facilities and exclusive healthcare services.
Their waters - rich in sulphur, chlorine, sodium and
calcium - offer magnificent results in the treatment of
many chronic ailments, and in convalescence after other
acute complaints. These are, in short, centres for
therapy and relaxation, amongst the best in the world,
ideal to recover energy lost over the course of the year
and to find the peace and tranquillity you are looking
for.
All of these spas provide a welcome refuge from stress
and the hustle and bustle of daily life, where you can
take care of yourself and recover your strength. Now you
can opt for health tourism that is not incompatible with
pleasure; a health tourism that includes the best hotels
and golf courses, restaurants that feature select
cuisine, water therapy in a recreational environment
and, most importantly, specialized staff that will take
care of your every need. Who could ask for anything
more?
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