Spa town

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Taking the waters at Bath became a fashionable means of leisure
Taking the waters at Bath became a fashionable means of leisure

A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons, to "take the waters". The word comes from the Belgian town Spa. In continental Europe a spa was known as a ville d'eau (town of water). Although Spa itself is famous for hot thermal baths, towns or resorts offering cold water or mineral water treatments known as balneotherapy and hydrotherapy are also commonly called spas.

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Most of the mineral springs in Australia are in the Central Highlands of Victoria, although there are a few springs in South Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Most are within 30 km of Daylesford: the Daylesford and Hepburn Springs call themselves the 'Spa Centre of Australia'. [1]

See: List of spa towns in Croatia

In Croatia, the word Toplice implies a spa town.

See: List of spa towns in Germany

In Germany, the word Bad implies a spa town.

See: List of spa towns in the United Kingdom

Some but not all British spa towns contain "Spa", "Wells", or "Bath" in their names, e.g., Matlock Bath. Some towns are designated Spa Heritage Towns. Both English towns granted the title "Royal", Royal Leamington Spa and Royal Tunbridge Wells, are spa towns.

See: List of spa towns

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