Although the thermal spas have long been an attraction, it is was the frequent visits of French Emperor Napoleon III that put Vichy, France, on the map in the second half of the 19th century.

This transnational serial property comprises eleven spa towns located in seven countries: Baden bei Wien (Austria); Spa (Belgium); Karlovy Vary, Františkovy Lázně and Mariánské Lázně (Czechia); ...

Perrier will not only bottle the water from the twelve mineral springs in the town of Vichy but also operate the Vichy spa—mud baths, gambling casinos, band concerts and all.

Rising temperatures, flooding and drought could soon threaten the natural springs that have created Europe’s famed spa towns. View on euronews. ... Baden Baden in Germany and Vichy in France.

A group of major European spa towns was added to the highly prized World Heritage list on Saturday for their "exceptional testimony to the European spa phenomenon" from the 18th century to the ...

Vichy, France In the 1700s, French royalty advocated the healing powers of Vichy’s Allier River, and what followed was a flow of European aristocrats who sought to dip a toe too.