EUROPEAN SPAS ASSOCIATION

Promoting spas and balneology in Europe

For nearly three decades, ESPA has been promoting balneology, spa medicine, wellbeing and a healthy lifestyle in Europe as a curative and preventive approach using natural remedies and education.

HEALTH

QUALITY

INNOVATION

Spa Medicine

Explore and learn from over 1,400 medical spas, health resorts and facilities for rehabilitation and prevention in Europe

Events

Meet, exchange ideas and make new connections with suppliers and hosted buyers from the spa business

Innovation Award

Confirm your excellence by entering the award for the most innovative ideas and services in the health & spa industry

Showcasing quality spa services and education since 1995

The European Spas Association was founded in 1995 in Brussels as an umbrella spa industry organisation representing 20 European countries with natural remedies.

Connecting leading health resorts, spa hotels, medical spas, rehabilitation and research centres, spa operators and investors

ESPA is an umbrella industry organisation representing 20 European countries. By becoming a member of ESPA you will be able to connect with leading industry providers, cooperate in EU working groups and search for EU calls. The membership is also the perfect opportunity to promote your innovative services and products.

ESPA MEMBERS

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LATEST NEWS

FEATURED

A record-setting mud therapy event with 400 l of therapeutic mud

A record-breaking event took place during the European Spas & Balneology Congress 2024 in Druskininkai, Lithuania: the world's largest mud therapy procedure! Close to 100 participants from 27 countries simultaneously applied therapeutic mud to their hands in a demonstration of the healing power of...

INTERVIEWS

EVENTS

European Health Summit 2024

Strengthening EU Healthcare Collaboration The European Health Summit, held from December 3–4, 2024, at the historic Egmont Palace in Brussels, brought together policymakers, business leaders,...

120th German Spas Conference in Bad Nauheim

The German spa and health resort industry convened from November 14 to 16, 2024, under the theme "Shaping the Future – Health Resorts and...

Balneoforum 2024 held in Marianske Lazne

The aim of the Balneoforum, organised by the Institute of Spa and Balneology from Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic is to bring together...

Invitation to the Online Webinar on Thermalism

We invite you to participate in an informative free webinar on thermalism, hosted by the Medical University of Nancy in collaboration with #EUHealthUnion. This...

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ESPA Innovation Award

CELEBRATING INNOVATION AND EXCELLENCE IN THE EUROPEAN SPA & HEALTH RESORTS INDUSTRY

The ESPA Innovation Award is an annual competition organised by the European Spas Association. Each year, it gives a voice and a prize to those, who developed new, outstanding, and more effective approaches for improving the quality of health & spa hotels and resorts.

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