Every year there are more and more people who want to go on health tours to Greece, this is explained by the thriving health tourism in the country and the relatively low prices for similar tours in other European countries.
Features of a wellness holiday in Greece
Greek mineral springs have a pronounced therapeutic effect, so it is not surprising that tourists flock to local resorts in order to benefit from their body through procedures based on water from these springs.
Recently, more and more often they go to Greece for the sake of weight loss - having booked a room in a specialized hotel, vacationers make up a nutrition program (the basis of dishes on the menu, in accordance with the Mediterranean diet, are fresh products rich in vitamins) and general therapy (patients are given massage, mud baths, wraps and other procedures). Those who are overweight, have poor metabolism, and fluid retention are sent on such tours.
Travelers are no less interested in anti-stress programs (relieve insomnia, general fatigue, slagging of the body) - most often their choice stops at the hotels of Santorini and Halkidiki, which offer anti-stress programs (aromatherapy, anti-stress massages, aqua aerobics, mud wraps).
Popular Wellness Destinations in Greece
- Loutraki: the resort is famous for its mineral springs (+ 30-31˚C) and the hydrotherapy center “Thermas Loutraki”. Physiotherapy and balneotherapy are carried out there, which have a beneficial effect on people suffering from urinary and cholelithiasis, nervous and vascular disorders. In addition, the center offers anti-stress, tonic and relaxing programs.
- Aridea: the pride of this town, which is surrounded by deciduous and coniferous forests, is the thermal springs, the temperature of which is + 25-38˚ C. Vacationers prefer to stay in the Loutra Loutrakiu health resort (indications - skin and gynecological diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, etc.); but in addition to treatment, a complex of spa programs has been developed for vacationers), where they are offered to swim in the outdoor pool, which is filled with hot waters from the Thermopotamos thermal river.
- Edipsos: at the resort, in local hotels, it will be possible to take special baths according to the recipe of the ancient Greeks (hot water from a mineral spring mixed with cool sea water is added to it), pamper yourself with steam and volcanic baths, get rid of excess weight using specially selected procedures The spa-hotel “Thermae Sylla” is popular in Edipsos - here, procedures based on healing water, as well as mud brought here from Italy (it is mixed with Greek thermal water), are held in high esteem.
