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European Route of Historical Thermal Towns
 Thermalism has marked Europe from ancient times to the present day. The most well-known sites were built during the 19th century, when a wide range of new medical and health treatments were developed. The prestigious political and cultural elite travelling
to Europe’s spas, creating centres of cultural exchange in numerous cities, may be said to have launched health tourism and even modern tourism as we know it. These celebrities made the reputation of these resorts and gave birth to a real trend, the
development of prestigious hotels and a variety of leisure activities, ranging
from the first casinos to musical theatres, to covered promenades and landscaped
gardens for the entertainment of fashionable tourists.
Date and countries
Incorporated into the programme
"The Council of Europe Cultural
Routes": 2010
Countries: : Germany, Belgium, Croatia, France, Spain, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom
(thermal towns)
Presentation
  This is the story, but also the shared heritage and memory that the European Historical Thermal Towns
Association (EHTTA) decided to promote and valorise
when inaugurating a European cultural route.
The EHTTA network’s activities are based on four pillars:
a diversification of wellbeing offers,
the interactive valorisation of thermal heritage,
a contemporary and innovative answer to cultural demands through actions which will help a better understanding of the past and a vivid involvement of contemporary creation,
a proactive policy facing needs of new cultural and
multisensorial tourism’s trends based on active visits
in search of lesser-known places and unusual events.
(Photo: The Roman Baths, Bath, United Kingdom)
More information
E-mail: contact@ehtta.eu
Website:
www.ehtta.eu
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+39 0144 770240
