What is a SPA? The answer is from the web spamagazine.com: “Precisely when and how the term "spa" first came into use is still un-resolved. Spa historian Jonathan Paul De Vierville notes, "One possibility is that the word is an acronym created from three words—allegedly scrawled as graffiti on the walls of ancient Roman public baths—salude per aqua." “How the term spa started to be use? Also from the same web: “Spa, a Belgian town established in the 14th century, could also be the birthplace of the word. Derived from the regional term for fountain (espa), the town's name quickly became synonymous with the beneficial waters located there and, over time, with healing springs elsewhere.”
When people started to use water therapies? From spasabout.com: “Modern spas have their roots in ancient towns famed for the healing powers of their mineral waters and hot springs. Travelers would come to "take the waters" and restore their health.
The practice of bathing in hot springs and mineral waters dates at least to the Babylonians and Greeks, and knowing people, probably much sooner!
In the 19th century, Europe's great spas were destinations for the wealthy, who went there to "take the waters." Water treatments are still considered the heart of the spa experience in Europe. Today massages and facials are by far the most popular spa treatments in America.”
(The pic is in Casa Santo Domingo Hotel, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala).
(To be continued.)
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