Slovenia promotes spas and resorts in 2017

2017 is the ‘Year of Healthy Waters’, celebrating natural thermal and mineral water springs in Slovenia.

2017 is the ‘Year of Healthy Waters’ in Slovenia, celebrating the abundance of natural thermal and mineral water springs with proven healing properties. Visitors can experience traditional and innovative treatments based natural and sustainable practices at 14 state-verified natural and thermal spas and resorts.

The springs of Radenska in the Radenci Health Resort and Donat Mg in the Rogaška Health Resort have been providing refreshment and health benefits for centuries. Donat Mg is the world’s most magnesium-rich mineral water, and clinically proven to help regulate digestion.

100 natural thermal springs with a water temperature of between 20 and 73 degrees Celsius are one of the biggest attractions for wellness holidays. Set in the Pannonian plains in the east, the wine hills in the south and the Adriatic Sea in the west, visitors can experience a tradition that is centuries old. Key resorts include Rimske Toplice Thermal Spa, Olimia Thermal Spa, and the green paraffin water at Lendava Thermal Spa in the east of Slovenia. Moravske Toplice resort has the warmest mineral spring water, which can reach 73 degrees Celsius at its source.

Slovenian spas and wellness centres by the sea, such as the Thalasso Centre Strunjan, harness the beneficial effects of brine from remains the bottom of the salt evaporation pools after the hand harvesting of the sea salt. Due to its rich content of minerals, natural whiteness and traditional production it has been popular for decades with local and international visitors.