The main geothermal resources of Austria (area 83,858 km², 8.05 million inhabitants in 2002, capital city Vienna) are in the sedimentary basins bordering the Eastern Alps[...]

In northern Switzerland, where the Aare River cuts across the Jura Mountains, people have known about the warm upwelling waters in the banks of the Aare River for ages. H[...]

One of the most prestigious and historic thermal spas in Germany can be found in the southeastern part of the country. Located at the eastern border of the Upper Rhine Gr[...]

In the United States, the use of natural springs, especially geothermal ones, have gone through three stages of development: (1) use by Indians as a sacred place, (2) dev[...]

In the spring 2001, the naturally occurring thermal springs of Bath southeast of Bristol, England, a World Heritage Site, will be home to a state-of-the-art new Spa, and [...]

In San Bartolo Agua Caliente, a small rural town in the Mexican Volcanic Belt, a spa operates today amidst ruins of a much larger, ancient complex that originally include[...]

Belmont Hot Springs (a.k.a Udy Hot Springs) is located 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Plymouth in northeastern Box Elder County on the flood plain of the Malad River. The [...]

Located approximately 75 miles from San Francisco, the delightful community of Calistoga is situated at the northern end of famous Napa Valley. This is the heart of the w[...]

Although there are currently nine resorts in Utah that use thermal water for swimming pools, spas, and baths, there have been many more of these “pleasure resorts” in the[...]

According to ASHRAE (1999a), the desirable temperature for swimming pools is 27C, however, this will vary from culture to culture by as much as 5C. If the geothermal wate[...]