Spa & Culture · Body and Soul

Since Roman times, destinations dedicated to well-being and health have offered more than “just” treatments. It is the holistic approach of a true European spa destination that makes it a special place for both body and soul.

Destinations for body & soul

The member destinations of the Roman Thermal Spas have a history of two millennia dedicated to this approach. In the late 19th and early 20th century, a stay in one of the spa and health resorts became very popular among Europe’s nobility and the growing middle classes. This period led to a renaissance of the holistic ideal of European spa destinations — one that can still be experienced today through gorgeous buildings, beautiful parks and cultural facilities built in that era.

United in diversity

While the origin of all destinations in the Roman Thermal Spas network is the shared Roman heritage, the individual character of each destination is unique today. This mirrors the different spa and cultural traditions that developed in each country and each region over time.

In this sense the Roman Thermal Spas network is a miniature reflection of Europe as a whole: a shared history, a shared present and future, based on a philosophy best captured in the maxim — United in Diversity.