All of these towns developed around natural mineral water springs. They bear witness to the international European spa culture that developed from the early 18th century to the 1930s, leading to the emergence of grand international resorts that impacted urban typology around ensembles of spa buildings such as the kurhaus and kursaal (buildings and rooms dedicated to therapy), pump rooms, drinking halls, colonnades and galleries designed to harness the natural mineral water resources and to allow their practical use for bathing and drinking. Related facilities include gardens, assembly rooms, casinos, theatres, hotels and villas, as well as spa-specific support infrastructure. These ensembles are all integrated into an overall urban context that includes a carefully managed recreational and therapeutic environment in a picturesque landscape. Together, these sites embody the significant interchange of human values and developments in medicine, science and balneology."
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Postcard 1 - United Kingdom
Views of the Great Bath, the Circular Bath, the King's Bath. Card bought at Bath.
Postcard 2-1A Germany - Baden Baden Multiview 1
Beautiful multi-view postcard of the German Spa town of Baden Baden. Thanks to YL for mailing from there.
Postcard 2-1B Germany - Baden Baden Multiview 2
Thanks to Ing of New Zealand who visited Baden Baden. Mailed in May 2016.
Postcard 2-1C Germany - Baden Baden Multiview 3
Postcard 7 - Czechia - Karlovy Vary
Multi-view of Karlovy Vary of Czech Republic (Czechia). It was inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site of Europe Spa Towns in 2021. Thanks to Suzanka of Czechia. Postcard was written on August 7, 2021 and received on October 27, 2021.
Postcard 8 - Austria - Baden bei Wien
Baden bei Wien of Austria is inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage site of European Spas in 2021. Thanks to Uli of Austria. Written in August 3 2021 and arrived in Penang island on September 8, 2021.
Postcard 2-1D Germany - Baden Baden Multiview 4
Postcard 2-1E Germany - Baden Baden Aerial view
Postcard 2-2 Germany - Bad Kissingen
Postcard 2-3 Germany - Bad Ems
Bad Ems was inscribed in 2021 as a UNESCO World Heritage site of the Great Spa Towns in Europe. Thanks to Marcel of Germany. Written on January 17, 2022 and received on February 15, 2022.
Bad Ems was inscribed in 2021 as a UNESCO World Heritage site of the Great Spa Towns in Europe. Thanks to Marcel of Germany. Written on January 17, 2022 and received on February 15, 2022.
Postcard 3A - France - Vichy
Vichy - Opera house. Postmarked in Allier on June 23, 2010. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.
Postcard 3B - France - Vichy
Aerial view of the thermal spa city of Vichy, France. Nice mint postcard mailed inside envelope from France postmarked Oct 21, 2020 and received in Penang island on Nov 26, 2020. Thanks to Jean-Pierre of France.
Postcard 4 - Belgium - The Spa
The Spa. Thanks to Raquel of Belgium.
Postcard 5 - Italy - Montecatini Terme
The spa town of Montecatini Terme, Italy. Nice Italian stamp used. Thanks to Cristina of Italy.
The spa town of Montecatini Terme, Italy. Nice Italian stamp used. Thanks to Cristina of Italy.
Postcard 6 - Czechia - Mariánské Lázně
Mariánské Lázně is, in terms of area, one of the largest spa complexes in the Czech Republic. This spa town does not have a long history. It was established in the period of Classicism, early in the 19th century. Its creators changed an inhospitable valley into a charming park town with Classicist and Empire houses, gazebos, garden houses and colonnades. Thanks to Pavla of Czech Republic.
Mariánské Lázně is, in terms of area, one of the largest spa complexes in the Czech Republic. This spa town does not have a long history. It was established in the period of Classicism, early in the 19th century. Its creators changed an inhospitable valley into a charming park town with Classicist and Empire houses, gazebos, garden houses and colonnades. Thanks to Pavla of Czech Republic.
Postcard 7 - Czechia - Karlovy Vary
Multi-view of Karlovy Vary of Czech Republic (Czechia). It was inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site of Europe Spa Towns in 2021. Thanks to Suzanka of Czechia. Postcard was written on August 7, 2021 and received on October 27, 2021.
Postcard 8 - Austria - Baden bei Wien
Baden bei Wien of Austria is inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage site of European Spas in 2021. Thanks to Uli of Austria. Written in August 3 2021 and arrived in Penang island on September 8, 2021.
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