European Route of Historic Thermal Cities

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Pump room, Baden-Baden
Big bath, Bath
Gellért Bath , Budapest
Old thermal baths, Evian-les-Bains
Colonnade, Marienbad
Old bath, Montecatini Terme
Old Kurhaus, spa
Quellenhalle, Vichy
Kurhaus, Wiesbaden

The European Route of Historic Thermal Cities is a Council of Europe cultural route . The carrier of the route is the "European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA)" founded in 2011, a non-profit organization with currently 26 members in eleven European countries (including Turkey ). In spring 2013 the EHTTA was awarded the “European Cultural Route” award by the “European Institute of Cultural Routes”.

By the press office of the city of Baden-Baden is European Route historic thermal baths as " European Bäderstraße called".

Tasks of the EHTTA and the culture trail

The European Route of Historic Thermal Towns , the first EHTTA project, is a trail that traces the sites where bathing culture developed in Europe. The route ideally combines the cultural and architectural heritage of the thermal towns (English: "spa towns") and promotes the quality of their mineral waters. It is intended to promote the joint development of thermal cities and preserve their heritage, develop a network of close cooperation with European institutions and European funding programs, promote the development of research, analysis, studies and statistics in the pool industry and develop a new strategy for the pool industry, as this is a have high cultural and touristic potential.

Definition of the term "thermal city"

In order to be recognized as a thermal town in the sense of the route, a bathing resort must have the following characteristics according to the statutes of the EHTTA:

  • A thermal city must use its own thermal water (this does not necessarily have to be bottled) and, based on this, operate a bathing and / or wellness center with a historical tradition.
  • A thermal town must have spa architecture that was built in the 19th century at the latest, including one or more buildings that are related to the spa operation and that are classified as historical monuments.
  • A thermal city has traditionally had to offer cultural and entertainment options, i. H. Offer theater performances, casinos, concerts, etc.
  • A thermal city must offer hotels of the highest quality with a large number of rooms that are related to the city's spa offer.

Members

The following countries are currently included in the European Route of Historic Thermal Cities : Belgium , Germany , France , Great Britain , Italy , Croatia , Romania , Spain , the Czech Republic , Turkey and Hungary .

EHTTA member cities are currently:

The following two city associations also belong to the EHTTA:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Wiesbaden: European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA)
  2. ↑ City of Baden-Baden: Baden-Baden is part of the "European Spa Road" - EU promotes cultural heritage in a network of 25 spa towns . 19th November 2012
  3. ↑ EHTTA: Introduction (English text)
  4. ↑ EHTTA: EHTTA members (English text)
  5. ↑ ASCO.T: soci (Italian-language text)
  6. ↑ Villes d'Eaux du Massif Central: Destination Villes d'Eaux (French-language text)