Event: Romania

Romanian Spas

When:	Daily
Where:	Lake Tekirghiol
Costs:	Various
Opening Hours:	Various

Banish aches, pains, stresses and woes in Romania's Riviera this summer. Romania is home to more than one third of Europe's mineral and thermal springs so this is quite the place for tackling a huge variety of medical complaints from heart disease to rheumatism and nutritional disorders.

Beauty and health have been an integral part of the Romanian culture since the Romans first arrived and established a few spas themselves. The country now boasts about 70 health resorts of varying descriptions.

Eforie Nord is just one of the places to visit if you want to seriously de-stress. It combines the mineral-rich waters of the Black Sea and the salt waters of the Techirghiol Lake with the sapropelic mud which lies at its base.

People go to this hallowed stretch of the Riviera to seek cures for an endless list of disorders of varying degrees of severity. Of course, there are also many who claim their special baths and mud wraps can 'cure'. So if you are seeking an alternative to a visit to a doctor rather than a pamper in the mud, make sure you do some research.