In the history of medicine, since the 2nd century BC, water has played a fundamental role as a healing component. Since ancient times, it was common to spend holidays at the spa, immerse oneself in splendid springs, and drink certain waters in order to provide one's body with well-being, relaxation, and a purifying and healing action, as affirmed by all ancient civilizations that associated water with a medical-religious image. Even today, spending holidays at the spa is one of the preferred choices of travelers, just think that Italy is now among the leading states in Europe regarding thermalism.
Thermal medicine is continuously developing and it is now established that thermal treatments, integrated with collateral treatments, hydrotherapy methods, and physiokinesitherapy, are of utmost utility in prevention and rehabilitation. Besides strictly medical functions, such as providing an alternative to medication and preventing chronic diseases, the thermal waters perform an important aesthetic, cosmetic, and relaxing action. The thermal waters must be defined as such: spring-fed, bacteriologically pure, and possessing therapeutic properties. Depending on the physical and chemical elements and their therapeutic action mechanism, the thermal waters assume different characteristics that also determine a diversification of thermal treatments into: hydrotherapy, balneotherapy, anthrotherapy, inhalation crenotherapy, and mud therapy.
Among the hotels with spas in Italy that attract millions of tourists from all over the world every year, we remember those in Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Lazio, and Campania with its Ischia: an island characterized by the presence of as many as one hundred thermal springs located in the areas of Ischia Porto, Casamicciola Terme, Lacco Ameno, Forio d'Ischia, and Barano d'Ischia. Discover the selection of the best hotels with spas and the best thermal travel offers to enjoy a vacation focused on well-being and relaxation.
