Medicinal Natural Resources of Ikaria

Ikaria in the Aegean Archipelago is one of the most famous destinations for taking care of human physical and mental health. The many hot and super-hot springs around the island's capital, Agios Kirikos, are world-famous for the radioactivity contained in their water. Healthy climate, good and healthy diet, peaceful people. The healing use of the springs of Ikaria has been known since the 4th century.^The e.g. century. Therma (ancient Therma) was a center of hydrotherapy, mentioned in many historical texts, but also determined by the existence of archaeological finds, ancient baths and facilities, such as the ancient Roman baths of 1^u e.g. century. In the area of Thermen and Agios Kirikos there are other hot thermal springs, e.g. the springs Kratsa, Pamphili.

Thermal water

Ikaria has the following thermal springs:

Alipigi Asclepius

The water temperature is 40^The C

Characterization: Meteoric and marine - Hyperthermic hypertonic Na-Cl-KB highly radioactive thermal water of alipige Asklipio Agios Kirikos municipality of Ikaria

Alipigi of Agia Kyriaki

The water temperature is 37^The C

Characterization: Warm hypertonic Na-Cl-KB moderately radioactive thermal water of alipige Agia Kyriaki, municipality of Ikaria

Alipigi of Apollo Thermon

The water temperature is 47.8^The C

Characterization: Hyperthermic hypertonic Na-Cl-KB highly radioactive thermal water of alipige Apollona, Thermen, Ikaria municipality

Alipigi Thermo Lefkada

The water temperature is 58^The C

Characterization: Hyperthermic hypertonic Na-Cl-KB weakly radioactive thermal water of thermal alipiga Thermo Lefkada, municipality of Ikaria

Alipigi Spilaiou

The water temperature is 54^The C

Characterization: Hyperthermic hypertonic Na-Cl-KB moderately radioactive thermal water of alipige, Spilea municipality, Ikaria

Health heating facilities

At the Asklipio baths in Agios Kyrykos, the hydrotherapy center has 14 individual baths.

The Thermal Cave Baths with the thermal spring gushing in the interior, the visitor can take care of their health in the natural sweating cave, which has two group hydromassage baths.

In Therma, the hydrotherapy center has 26 individual baths.

Municipality

Tel.: 22753 504001

Website:www.dimosikarias.gr