All of them are in or near picturesque villages, in mountain areas, by rivers and sources of flowing water. That these spas are situated in the eastern provinces is due to the fact that it is in this area that the underground waters limestone of the Baetic ranges. Several of them have their own accommodation and the villages they are in, or near, have hostels or hotels for visitors, providing various services. Normally they are open from spring to autumn and enable complete cures from two to four weeks. Below is a list of the eleven Spas which provide a range of medical treatments.
Facilities range from the most modest to the most luxurious.
Cadiz Though in the past, the impression was that this type of tourism was specifically for the elderly, nowadays there is an ever growing number of younger people who come to spas.