Health Tourism Krapinske Toplice

Health tourism, as one of the oldest forms of tourism has incredibly important role in the life of modern man. Taking into account today's lifestyle and general neglect of health in the early and middle years of human life, we can describe the health tourism as the ideal combination of pleasant and useful.
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Improper diet, too little exercise, excessive stress and air pollution itself as one of the main causes of a number of diseases in human life. It is widely known that silence, spending time in nature, proper nutrition and recreation have a positive effect on human health, and I delight in life. Here comes health tourism. Sam medical tourism can be divided into three main groups; to spa, sea and air conditioning. Spa tourism, like us, and the word itself evokes, means going to the spa, and enjoy a variety of healthy and relaxing environments and activities, such as bathing in healing mud, thermo-mineral waters, naphthalene, vegetation, and walking through the paths that are surrounded beautiful diverse plant species and natural landscapes, all connected in a pleasant holiday. In addition to these relaxing activities, health tourism also includes a serene and quiet rest and a healthy diet. Often, all this can be found incorporated in one of the resorts that deals with health tourism, so as to connect the idyllic vacation, accompanied by a healthy life, really is not difficult. Marine and climatic health tourism, although similar in nature, they differ in content offering. Marine health tourism has the advantage in terms of health, because some of that relaxes as the thought of the sea, the smell of salt in the air, medicinal sea plants, clean air in marine areas, and itself a diet that is healthy rather than continental. But that would not be overshadowed'm climate health tourism, we must bear in mind that the mere change of scenery and I stay in the nature and fresh air once enough to be able to continue a normal life. In addition to the main group of health tourism, medical tourism offers a blend of natural beauty related health through several categories, such as cosmetic surgery, dermatology, medical wellness, orthopedics and dentistry. By offering these health tourism activities is becoming more competitive, and offices and resorts that offer these activities often boast excellent staff and well-equipped offices, all connected to a vacation at an affordable price.

Krapinske Toplice is a tourist centre famous for its thermal-mineral water springs, which constitute the basis of development of tourism. The thermal spa dates back to Roman times (Aquae Vivae). Construction of the sanatorium started in 1772, when it also received its first guests (spa Dubrava) and in 1808 another spa was built, Rukavina. Upon the purchase of the entire complex, in 1862 Jakob Badel started to build several spas - Jakobova, Marijina and Pucka, as well as a hotel, a restaurant and a sanatorium building. He also had the park landscaped. Construction works within the spa continued not earlier than 1956, when the hospital department for treatment of rheumatic diseases and orthopaedic rehabilitation was opened. The water temperature is 39 °C to 41 °C, with a daily capacity of 5,600 hl. The water is radioactive and extremely rich in calcium, magnesium and hydro-carbonates. Both water and medicinal mud are used for treatment of rheumatism, gout, sciatica, muscular troubles, chronic inflammations, heart diseases, nerve disorders, post-infarction and post-surgical states, metal-poisoning, etc.

Numerous sports and recreational facilities (outdoor and...