Spa is a municipality and city of Wallonia in the province of Liège, Belgium, whose name became an eponym for mineral baths with supposed curative properties. It is in a valley in the Ardennes mountai
The Casino of Spa
View of Spa in 1647, engraving by Matthäus Merian the Elder
Kaiser Wilhelm II and his staff at Villa du Neubois in Spa in 1918
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water is used to give medicinal baths. Spa health treatments are known as balneotherapy. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters and hot sprin
Spa, Belgium
…Spa (French pronunciation: ; Walloon: Spå) is a municipality and city of Wallonia in the province of Liège, Belgium, whose name became an eponym for mineral baths with supposed curative properties. It is in a valley in the Ardennes mountains 35 km (22 mi) south-east of Liège and 45 km (28 mi) south-west of Aachen. In 2006, Spa had a population…
The medicinal spa of Harkány, Hungary is supplied by thermal wells that produce high sulfide content chloride water containing sodium-, calcium- and hydrogen carbonate.
Ancient Roman Baths in Bath, England
Byzantine Bath in Thessaloniki