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Discover the Great Spa Towns of Europe, where centuries-old thermal waters promise healing effects with a slice of history.<\/em><\/p>\n The official UNESCO Great Spa Towns of Europe route may be celebrating its 5th birthday, but people have revered thermal waters for centuries. As a doctor turned travel journalist, I went to find out what makes them so great.<\/p>\n And to answer the pressing question: are the effects real?<\/p>\n Disclosure: I travelled to some of these places as part of a projects with UNESCO GSTE with costs covered or reimbursed. As ever, as always, I kept the right to write what I like. Otherwise, what\u2019s the point?<\/em><\/p>\n \nThe Idea of a UNESCO Spa<\/h2>\n
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