Spa Town

A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to "take the waters". The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville d'eau (town of water).

Germany

See: Spa towns in Germany In Germany, the word Bad implies a spa town.

United Kingdom

See: Spa towns in the United Kingdom In Britain there are a number of spa towns. Some of them use the word Spa (Leamington Spa), others Wells (Llandrindod Wells) or Bath (Matlock Bath) after the placename. A new designation, Spa Heritage Towns, has been established in the United Kingdom.

Other countries

See: List of spa towns

See also

 

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