Termas do Gerês

Fluoride-rich bicarbonate springs in a granite village inside Portugal's only national park.

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Quelltemperatur: 36°C
Badetemperatur: 34°C
Baden: Innen
Unterkunft: Hotel vor Ort

Termas do Gerês sits in a steep granite valley in Vila do Gerês, within the Peneda-Gerês National Park. Its bicarbonate-sodium, fluoride-bearing water is used for drinking cures and hydrotherapy in a compact 19th-century spa quarter.

Balnevia-Sicht

Warum hingehen

The village is the attraction as much as the water: arcaded spa buildings, wooded ravines and national-park trails leading straight out of town.

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Das Wasser

Thermalwasser

Quelle: Termas do Gerês springs
Mineralisierung: Bicarbonate-sodium water rich in fluoride
Charakter: Warm, weakly mineralised fluoridated water used for drinking cures and hydrotherapy.

Geschichte

The springs have been used since Roman times and the present spa quarter took shape in the 19th century, when Gerês became one of northern Portugal's fashionable cure destinations.

Praktische Informationen

The spa is principally a medical hydrotherapy centre with a seasonal focus on liver and digestive treatments; the drinking fountain is central to the visit.

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