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A spa town is a resort town based on a mineral spa. Patrons visit spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits.
The statue of "The crutchbreaker" in the spa town Piešťany (Slovakia) – a symbol of balneotherapy
Print of Spa, Belgium, 1895
Ikaalisten Kylpylä, a spa center in Ikaalinen, Pirkanmaa, Finland
The Slatina Spa
Mineral spa
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Mineral spas are spa resorts developed around naturally occurring mineral springs. Like seaside resorts, they are mainly used recreationally although they also figured prominently in prescientific medicine.
Spa Luhačovice in Czech Republic (Hotel built by Dušan Jurkovič).
The walls of the Roman spa town Hisarya (Bulgaria).
Slides and pools in the hot springs camp in Bela-Bela (South Africa).
Hot springs of Pamukkale (Turkey).