Thermal and therapeutic natural springs in Greece

One more time it’s time to suggest an alternative kind of holiday in Greece, the therapeutic experience! Revitalize your spirit, get rid of your stress and anxiety and enjoy a day in the Greek natural Loutra (springs)!

The ancient Greek writers and philosophers praised the thermal springs, where the Nymphs offered the divine gifts of health, wellbeing, strength, and spirit invigoration. Thermal and mineral natural therapeutic springs are appearing all over Greece so it will be definitely easy to spot them. Their beneficial action offers you the opportunity to receive treatment for chronic conditions in a natural way, whereas the healing properties of seawater, seaweed, or sea mud help you conquer stress and anxiety, and improve your mental performance. In addition, the large number of mineral springs in Greece offers visitors an opportunity to receive treatment for chronic conditions in a natural way (hydrotherapy). Ailments like arthritis and rheumatic disorders are traditionally associated with the elderly, and therefore everyone believes that spas are for the “therapeutic” treatment of mainly senior citizens.

With about 800 locations of natural curative resources, most of which are water-related, Greece could be described as a paradise of healing spas. Still, most remain undeveloped: only 34 springs have been officially recognized so far, while recognition of another 60 is pending. Meanwhile, few of them have onsite lodgings. Over the last few years, as holistic medicine has once again become a topic of discussion for the scientific community, there has been rekindled interest in developing these springs by creating high-end hydrotherapy facilities and hotels that focus on balneotherapy, not only as a treatment for specific ailments, illnesses and injuries, but also to promote general wellbeing. The Greeks were among the first to discover the beneficial properties of water.

The Greek spa towns enjoyed one last period of glory in the 1960s and 70s, as the new middle class began to vacation there, taking advantage of their proximity to the sea. Naturally, spas were no longer a high-priority treatment option and were only used incidentally by those preferring cosmopolitan beaches. Thus, they gradually came to be used only by the elderly, and their use came to be associated primarily with cures for illnesses. In this way, spas came to be regarded as destinations for the old and the ill. In fact, no matter where in Greece you travel, you’ll come across thermal springs, often with only basic facilities but with fanatic grey-haired supporters as well; you shouldn’t hesitate to join these enthusiastic individuals in the ancient practice of balneotherapy. If, on the other hand, you are more interested in higher-end facilities, there are now a number of luxurious hydrotherapy resorts supplied by the same thermal springs that have long invited visitors to experience the healing aspect of Greece.

Below you may find the most popular and of course beneficial natural springs in Greece!

Visit Therma

J8H3+22 Agios Kirikos, Greece

Therma Springs

GJ33+94, Samothrace 680 02, Greece

Pozar Thermal Baths

Politechniou 1, Aridea 584 00, Greece

Kaiafas Thermal Spa

GJ65+75 Zacharo, Greece

Polichnitos Natural springs in Lesvos

κωστομοιρη 1 κ Δελιγιαννη, Polichnitos 813 00, Greece

Therma spa in Lesvos

7th klm Mytilene Kalloni, Lesvos Greece 811 00, Ελλάδα

Edipsos natural springs in Evoia

Ir. Politechniou 28, Loutra Edipsou 343 00, Greece

Loutraki Spa

Poseidonos 78, Posidonia 203 00, Greece

Porto Elounda Golf & Spa Resort

Porto Elounda, 72053 Eloúnda, Lasithi, Greece