Taste of Life Hellas 2018-19

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Opposite: Natural thermal waters are pumped into pools designed for rest and
relaxation. Top above: Elegant neoclassical touches add to the sophisticated
atmosphere at Thermae Sylla. Middle above: Spa treatments at Greece’s
top thermal spas are completed with quality spa products featuring natural
ingredients sourced from the Mediterranean. Bottom above: Mud therapies are
proven to have curative properties.
A
surge of warm water fell on my shoulders, with a
rushing sensation that invited me to drop every tension.
As I sat lightly in a lively swirl of 32⁰C waters,
the rapid stream from the pool’s mushroom-shaped waterfall
continued to gush down around me, and I tuned out the world.
Sliding into a warm bath after a long day is a classic form of
relaxation, but the experience of a thermal pool soak in healing
natural waters takes the mind and body to another level. Since
ancient times, this ritual has been the prescription of choice
for Greece. From aromatic baths to relaxing soaks and warm
pools, Greece’s natural thermal waters continue to help people
achieve a healthy body and calm mind, and are the basis of a
natural spa trail that has existed for thousands of years.
Throughout the history of the area, anyone who explored it
became fascinated by these waters, which were said to be miraculous.
More than 115 natural therapeutic springs, thermal
and mineral, dot Greece, and several have been transformed
into luxurious spa destinations.
At one of the top resorts on Greece’s natural spa trail,
Thermae Sylla on Evia Island, the source of water is hot
springs once known as the Herculean Thermae. According to
Greek mythology, Hercules, the strongest of all men, would
soak in the waters to regain his powers. Aristotle, one of the
greatest philosophers of all time, visited the springs, saying
they were the most powerful known to man, and Hippocrates,
the most celebrated physician of antiquity, attested to their
healing powers for skin diseases and muscular pains. Later,
the Roman General Sylla famously found relief for his skin
ailments here, which inspired the name of the modern spa.
Later on, I stepped out of the Thermae Sylla’s main building,
a stately 19th-century neoclassical mansion, and was ready for
another soak — this time right at the source. Standing on the
marbled balcony, I breathed in the fresh air wafting in over the
Aegean Sea, which seemed to stretch infinitely before me. I
stepped down to the coast, a rocky ledge of erupting hot springs
set in a haphazard form of several dozen pockmarks in the
earth. I felt like I was stepping on another planet as I carefully
tiptoed barefoot around each crater, where curls of steam rose
high. I headed to one, gingerly testing the temperature with
my toe, then within minutes, I was up to my neck, settled into
the natural plunge pool. As the calescent waters gurgled calmly
about me, I leaned back and listened to the cool sea lapping
its waves in familiar rhythm.