spa
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a small town in eastern Belgium, southeast of Liège; population 10,549 (2008). It has been celebrated since medieval times for the curative properties of its mineral springs.
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When Daniel Defoe toured England in the early 1720s he discovered many 'spa' towns.
She has won a weekend of pampering in London with two nights' accommodation, a day at a health 'spa' and tickets to a West End show of her choice.
the Victorian 'spa' town of Buxton
Restoration hopes for a 'spa' town's premier listed building are sinking following claims that it is likely to miss out on vital funding from the Government's regeneration agency.
Last week saw a visit from a group of ambassadors for the Slovenian 'spa' and ski resort Zrece.
The authorities in France and Switzerland were forced to deploy 25,000 police and troops around the 'spa' town of Evian when the summit was held there in June.
The hotel caters for guests engaged in both work and pleasure, boasting a health 'spa' with six treatment rooms and a fitness suite, as well as fully equipped conference facilities.
Just 20 minutes before some of the world's greatest cyclists were due in town Ilkley looked every inch the demure 'spa' town it is.
But I balance my heavy workload with pampering treats like a facial or a massage or treatment at a 'spa' once a month.
He went to take that popular Georgian pick-me-up, bathing in and drinking the 'spa' waters at Bath.
One of the most significant aspects of the development, however, is the construction of a spacious health and beauty 'spa' .
The one thing you must do, whether you just pass straight through the Pump Room after your Roman Bath tour, or actually stop for a meal there, is try a glass of the 'spa' water containing 43 minerals.
Historically, Bad Gastein is the 'spa' town of Austria with emperors and other VIPs taking in treatment.
Built on its reputation as a 'spa' town, it now thrives on its connections with major cities, picturesque surroundings, and a reputation for good schools.
They lived in two rented apartments in Frankfurt and rented two others in the 'spa' town of Baden-Baden, near the French border.
Restaurants, a beauty 'spa' , stores and boutiques will feature in the new-look centre.
But it was his chronic asthma that defined his childhood, forcing the family to move to the dry climate of Alta Gracia, a small 'spa' town near Cordoba.
With TV pictures beamed around the world, it will mean previously undreamt of publicity for the 'spa' town.
This refurbished house in Velingrad, a mountain 'spa' town an hour and a half's drive from Sofia, has five bedrooms, four bathrooms and a terrace.
A new 52-bedroom hotel is also being developed on the site as is a fully equipped leisure club with a 16 metre indoor swimming pool, a gym and a health and beauty 'spa' .
Chekhov died in Badenweiler, a German 'spa' town which he described to his sister as ‘desperately boring’.
The town, which was a famous 'spa' with thermal springs, was on the Adour River, about 80 km north of the Pyrenees and the border with Spain.
Velingrad is a well-known 'spa' and climatic resort in south Bulgaria.
He was then free to practise as a gynaecologist, settling in the genteel 'spa' town of Bad Nauheim, near Frankfurt.
A tepidarium, rapid tanning room, hairdressing salon, 'spa' and beauty treatment rooms complete the picture.
Head into the wooded foothills to Badenweiler, a 'spa' town with that mix of classical gentility, raffishness and effusive horticulture that marks the better thermal spots.
Further afield, a few kilometres east of the A95 which connects Munich to the ski resort of Garmisch Partenkirchen, lies the 'spa' town of Bad Tolz.
A European health 'spa' and beauty salon are also available.
Karlovy Vary is a 'spa' town famous for its mineral waters and their medicinal qualities.
There are lots of other resorts on the lakeshore such as the medieval town of Malcesine, the vineyards-surrounded town of Bardolino, and the Roman 'spa' town of Sirmione.
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