Lutra Luthrakiu Hydrotherapy Hospital in Aridea
Description:
As soon as tourists who visited this magnificent northern corner of Greece do not call them "Garden of Eden", "Greek Alps", etc.
This is a truly fabulous place: the indescribable beauty of the mountain with clean air and crystal water of mountain streams. The most demanding traveler will be impressed by the rich vegetation, waterfalls and dizzying gorge stretching for 15 km along the river. Mysterious stalagmite caves - a unique monument of nature! In 1989, a geological expedition discovered 15 caves with rare rock paintings, clay shards of the stone age (4000 BC), animal remains, in particular the bear URSUS SPELEAUS, fossilized corals CYCLOSERIS (70-140 million years), coins, etc. The most valuable find is a human skeleton found at a depth of 50 meters, the age of which scientists are difficult to determine. In the middle of the green forest, through which the river Thermopotamos flows (Greek: warm river), at an altitude of 360-390 m above sea level, the Hydromedical Hospital LUTRA LUTRAKIU is built. The history of Hydromedical Hospital goes back centuries. Man could not but take advantage of this wonderful gift of nature. Hot curative springs in the open air, the water temperature of which reaches +37 degrees, known since the time of Alexander the Great. Water was declared curative in 1920, as for many centuries it has had a fruitful effect on human health.
Chemical composition of water: sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, radium, iron, iodine, phosphorus, sulfur, carbon dioxide, sulfur oxide, nitrogen, hydrogen and oxygen. Water is characterized by a different degree of acidity: acidic, alkaline and neutral.
The therapeutic properties of water are recommended for the treatment of:
joints and bones,
respiratory system,
gynecological and skin diseases,
nervous system,
disorders of blood circulation.
Therapeutic drinking water is recommended for diseases of the liver, gallbladder, kidneys, digestive system, as well as for poor blood circulation.
Hydrotherapy has 4 swimming pools (4m x 2.5m), 50 individual baths and an Olympic-sized swimming pool (25m x 12m) in the open air. Before taking therapeutic baths, it is recommended to visit the Saman Relax Center. Special massage chairs prepare the body for bathing. Thanks to massage, blood circulation and metabolism improve, which contributes to the therapeutic water to remove toxins and accumulated salts from the body. Saman Relax Center offers a variety of face and body care programs using aromatherapy, herbs and music. Treatment with mineral water can be combined with skiing (skiing center "Kaimaktsalan"), mountaineering, walking along the gorge and caves.