Cultural tourism Thermal spas and health resorts Slovenia
Cultural tourism is defined as travel persons outside the residence with a view to the search for new experiences and experiences that meet their cultural needs. Cultural tourism also includes visits to cultural and historical sites in the distant and recent history of the tourist destinations, museums and galleries, churches, musical and theatrical events and performances, music and, more recently and visits to concerts of pop culture. That is considered to be cultural tourism motivated learning about cultural heritage, art and culture of life and work in the nation visited tourist area. Characteristics of demand for this type of culture is characterized by the fact that it is a broad spectrum of tourists covering different age groups and education, but with an indication that interest in culture increases with age. Cultural tourism is a younger branch of tourism that emerges from the needs of all educated tourists and their needs work on myself, learning and entertainment needs through introducing the history and tradition, and is motivated by the creative cultural activities related to the activities that have been preserved from the past such as learning traditional skills through cultural tourism product with religion, gastronomy and tourism literature or contemporary art production.
The first written documents about thermal spas and health resorts in Slovenia are dating from the year 1147, and more than four centuries people from all Europe appreciate and use Slovenian mineral and thermal waters.
The most important properties of the Slovenian thermal spas and health resorts are the various qualities and the different temperatures of the waters (from 32oC to 73oC), the mineral waters and the various organic and inorganic peloids, and at the end but not less important the Mediterranean, Pannonian and subalpin microclimates.
The beauty of Slovenia is hidden in its differences. The subalpin vineyards, the limestone caves of the karst region, the interlaced canyons, magnificent waterfalls and the glacier lakes of the alpine world.
The great number of rivers that are passing through the Slovenian territory and here founds its springs offers to its visitors the possibility to escape from the chaos of the big cities and the stressing modern life, and to discover the natures secrets and enjoy in the various natures resources like the thermal and mineral waters.
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