Terme Marine di Grado

Grado, a seaside town, exploits the beneficial properties of sea water heated artificially that is collected off the coast very far from the seaside resorts. Small quantities of ozone are added to this water to preserve their beneficial properties without changing their organoleptic characteristics. The use of natural elements in the marine environment to treat and rehabilitate several diseases is a milestone of the “Istituto Talassoterapico” (Thalassotherapy centre) one of the most modern centres in Italy. Moreover everything is based on the care for the person: the area is free from polluting agents and attention is paid to the extraction of water and sand for the thermal complex that takes place off the coast. The wellness treatments offered by the wellness hotels in Friuli Venezia Giulia are: bath therapy, Turkish bath, inhalations, mud therapy, irrigations, sanding, antrotherapy. Thalassotherapy is effective against  otolaryngological and respiratory, rheumatic, skin, osteoarticular diseases.

Spa in Friuli Venezia Giulia: Arta Terme

In the northern part of the region, close to the Austrian border  you can find  Arta Terme, whose thermal spring was already known in the Roman age, as witnessed by archaeological remains of a thermal pool and a bathing house. The water used by wellness centres in this area of Friuli Venezia Giulia comes out of the springs at a temperature of 9 degrees, the capacity is 100 litres a minute. The springs owes its name to the Romans (Fons Putens) and its peculiar smell due to the presence of sulphur. The type of water is sulphate-calcium, it is the basis of treatments offered by the spa that also guarantee “remise en forme” through massage, aesthetic treatments and fitness. The following treatments are practiced: bath therapy, hydroponic treatments, inhalations, muds,  physiokinesis therapy , insufflations, massage therapy. The spa also offers rehabilitation, dietetic, aesthetic treatments. Some of the treated diseases are respiratory, skin, rheumatic, osteoarticular diseases.
Close to Arta you can visit Carnia, a resort where art, architecture, folklore, traditions, sport and nature are combined in a unique idea of wellness holiday: look for a wellness hotel in this area of Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Spa of Lignano Sabbiadoro