The Spa, Scarborough
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Scarborough Spa is a Grade II* listed building in South Bay, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. It is a venue for conferences, exhibitions, entertainment, live music and events on the Yorkshire Coast. Originally built around the source of Scarborough's spa waters, it is owned and managed by Scarborough Borough Council.
Dicky Dickinson, Governor of Scarborough Spaw
Eighteenth century of Scarborough, showing the "spaws" in the left foreground
Nineteenth century strollers in front of the Spa
Spa
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A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water is used to give medicinal baths. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments, which are also known as balneotherapy. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are especially widespread in Europe and Japan. Day spas and medspas are also quite popular, and offer various personal care treatments.
The medicinal spa of Harkány is supplied by thermal wells that produce high sulphide content chloride water containing sodium-, calcium- and hydrogen carbonate.
The town of Spa, Belgium
Ancient Roman Baths in Bath, England
Byzantine Bath in Thessaloniki