Spa

The subject acquaints students of geoscience and industrial tourism with spas as an important part of the so-called health tourism. It informs about the care of clients' health, both with specialized medical procedures and various leisure activities (relaxation, tourist and sports, wellness programs). The spa has a long history of development. Over the centuries, we have encountered this form of business in various parts of the world, where the conditions were suitable for its development. European spas in the past were therefore important classic centers for the development of tourism. It was similar in the Czech Republic. In particular, mineral waters played an important role in domestic spas. Classical domestic spas, such as Karlovy Vary, Mariánské lázně or Františkovy lázně, also demonstrate, for example, the economic significance of this form of tourism with their architecture. Knowledge of natural factors, which include mainly hydrogeological factors, shifts the classic tourism to geotourism tourism.