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Arched windows above the pool at the thermal baths of Spa, Belgium

Spa/Belgium

Thermes de Spa

The town that gave the word "spa" its name, on a hill above the valley.

Banho
Piscina interior / Piscina exterior
Alojamento
Hotel no local

Spa has been sending its ferruginous waters across Europe since the 16th century. The modern baths sit on the Annette et Lubin hill, reached by funicular from the old town.

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Por que visitar

You are bathing in the original — the place every other spa in the world is named after.

Recomendações

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A água

Água termal

Nascente
Clémentine and Marie-Henriette springs
Mineralização
Ferruginous, carbonated
Carácter
Iron-rich sparkling water, historically drunk as much as bathed in.

Instalações

  • Outdoor pools
  • Indoor pools
  • Sauna
  • Massage treatments
  • Restaurant

História

Peter the Great took the waters here in 1717; the Belle Époque bathhouse in the town centre still stands below the hill.

Informações práticas

The indoor-outdoor pool is the highlight in winter. Sauna access is a separate ticket.

Site oficial

Como chegar

Ninety minutes from Brussels by train via Verviers, then the funicular from the town centre.

Localização

Spa, Belgium50.4886, 5.8722Ver no mapa da Balnevia