Thematic areas

The transversal nature of thermal and mineral-medicinal waters make the Symposium a multidisciplinary event that covers the following thematic areas:

Mineral-medicinal and thermal waters: health and well-being

• Medical hydrology
• Peloids
• Balneotherapy
• Thalassotherapy

Experiential and health tourism in hydrotherapy

• Senior thermalism
• Cross-border thermalism
• Thermalism as an engine of rural development
• Planning and promotion of thermal tourism
• Management and administration of thermal centers

Thermal heritage and architecture

• Thermal archaeological heritage
• Thermal historical heritage
• Architecture, rehabilitation and enhancement of historic spas
• New architecture of thermal centers: projects, challenges and perspectives

Other uses of the hot springs

• Geothermal and energy efficiency
• Cosmetics
• Sport
• Source of biomolecules of biotechnological interest
• Others

Legal aspects and physical, chemical and biological characteristics of mineral-medicinal and thermal waters

• Physical-chemical characterization. Hydrogeology
• Biodiversity in mineral-medicinal and thermal waters
• Water quality control and analytics
• Legal and administrative framework of thermal and mineral-medicinal waters