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Archena Spa obtained the THERMAESPA Magazine award as the best Spanish Spa in 2008. The magazine Thermaespa, pioneer in Spain in the thermal world, trends and the culture of water, has chosen the winners...

26.02.2009  Pirin Park Hotel***** – Sandanski town, part of Sharlopov Hotels has become the first hotel in Bulgaria certified with EUROPESPA WELLNESS seal of approval. Pirin Park Hotel*****...

18.02.2009 Pirin Park Hotel, part of Sharlopov Hotels chain, was selected as the best 2008 five-star hotel at the second annual Travel Magazine competition. The winners of Travel Magazine – the...

As well as the first quarter of 2008, the second quarter marked a positive increase in the number of visits to our web portal. Again, this is good news for the spa facilities and resorts presented on the...

Two years after the initial launch of the VisitEuropeanSpas.com website a third language version has been added. The Russian version joins English and German, thus expanding the sphere of visitors to Russian...

In July, Léčebné lázně Mariánské Lázně is planning on implementing in Nové Lázně an absolutely novelty feature on the Czech market and in spa services: the AUDIOVISUAL STIMULATION METHOD. Application of...

The first quarter of 2008 marked a positive increase in the number of visits to our web portal. This is good news for the spa facilities and resorts presented on the portal, as well as for us as the website...

Archena´s Spa (Spain) signs an Agreement I mark of collaboration with the Federation of Associations Person´s Murcianas with Physical and / or Organic Disability (FAMDIF/COCEMFE - Murcia) as...

TERMATALIA, the International Fair of Thermal Tourism, is the only one specialized in this sector on the whole Spain and the only one to benefit from the official international recognition. The previous...

The Committee of Certification of the ICTE held its meeting in Madrid last July 24, 2007 and in connection with the quality audits realized last May I report to you that our Hotels Termas and Levante support...

– a new philosophy for those who want to grow old slowly, phy-siologically and without diseases! The more perfect civilization gets, the more negative influence chemistry (cosmetics, detergents...

On 4th April 2007 the general director of the company Léčebné Lázně Jáchymov MUDr. Eduard Bláha was elected the president of the Union of Spas of the Czech Republic. He considers preserving the system...

During June 2007 dynamic Google maps were added to the European spa portal VisitEuropeanSpas.com, the official project of the European Spas Association. The web site presents countries along with a designation...

The spas Estonian spa tradition dates back to the 1820s when the first mud treatment facilities were built to use the local curative mud1.The spas are mostly situated on the coast (Haapsalu, Viimsi, Tallinn...

For 5 days the Estonian city of Pärnu was transformed into the capital of the European spa industry. From 9th to 13th  May the conference gave spa professionals from 19 countries an opportunity...

Pärnu was chosen as the conference host because it was the first Baltic city to join the ESPA. We asked ESPA general secretary Joachim Lieber for an assessment of the Estonian spa industry. &ldquo...

The European Spas Association (ESPA) represents the interests of European spas from 20 nations in Brussels. With membership totalling over 1,200 spas and spa towns, it is the largest international spa...

The VisitEuropeanSpas.com internet portal is an official project of the European Spas Association and is essentially the only functional portal that promotes the European spa industry and balneology. The...

It is possible to differentiate four basic principles of therapeutic procedures in medicine: Stimulation (natural treatment method)Substitution – pharmacology and dieteticsDirective approach (pharmacology)Eliminative...

The Salon des Thermalies is one of the top European spa and wellness industry expos. This Paris expo presents the complete market offering in this field in France, throughout Europe, and even around...

The turn of the century has produced concern about the future of the spa industry in its classic form as a component of a comprehensive health system; on the other hand, there is talk of a renaissance...

Definition and Criteria of the European Spas Association Preamble The purpose of the following criteria is to provide a uniform European definition of the term thalassotherapy in order to guarantee high...

PrefaceThe European Spas Association is formed by members from 21 European countries,among them national and regional spas associations, spas, health resorts and spa facilities. It is about time to describe...

The city of Pärnu and Estonian SPA Association (ESPAL) in collaboration with Pärnu Convention Bureau are hosting the annual event of ESPA on 9th to 13th of May 2007. It is the first time the...