Cultural tourism Toplice Sveti Martin

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.

Near the place of Saint Martin on Mura River, in a valley located on the north slopes of the hills of Međimurje, just 15 minutes of driving far of the town of Cakovec and about 1 hour from Zagreb are located the Saint Martin thermal spas.

In the 1911, during the oil diggings were discovered sources of healing thermal water. The habitants of that area recognised the proprieties of the healing water and in 1936 were built the first woody pool and one indoor pool with thermal water and several baths. The water temperature is equal whole these years in the range from 33-34ºC degrees. Because of its healing proprieties it's recommended using it for degenerative diseases of the spine or the articulations, rheumatic diseases, jam consequences, soft tissue injuries, fractures and so on.

The Saint Martin thermal spas are the most equipped thermal centre in Croatia and with its offer compete to the ones in Slovenia. This quality was recognised from the Croatian economic master chamber that gave them the first prize in the category of best Croatian thermal...