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Heralding the arrival of thalassotherapy in France, Accor Thalassa has understood how to master the exceptional qualities of the marine environment. -
Seawater
The fundamental natural environment of thalassotherapy, its density of salt, high content of minerals and abundance of trace elements make seawater a source of new energy for the constitution. The seawater is extracted from the sea at the sites and then heated to between 31 and 35° to encourage these elements, which are extremely beneficial to health, to be transferred to the body via the skin. -
Marine mud
This comes from the mud collected at low tide. Such mud offers therapeutic benefits as it is saturated in oxygen, mineral salts, trace elements, vitamins and clay, and is capable of retaining heat and conserving water. -
Seaweed
The seaweed is freshly gathered following strict selection and is incorporated in the thalassotherapy process according to a treatment method that takes all its qualities into account. These are real concentrates with a high level of minerals and vitamins essential for the major biological functions. They are added to baths or applied as wraps, masks or poultices. -
Air and climate
Extremely pure and naturally charged with negative ions, it is the air that conveys the beneficial substances of seawater in the form of aerosols. The effect of the climate may be bracing, relaxing or soothing depending on the coast involved. -
Destinations
To enhance the beneficial effect of its treatments, Accor Thalassa has selected exceptional sites located in the most attractive regions of France and the world. Every stay involves a refreshing change of scenery and new cultural experiences.
At the heart of unspoilt regions the sources of thermal water spring forth, offering benefits which have frequently been recognised for centuries. It is above all their purity that makes them so precious as these sources are always tapped at great depths and the distances they have travelled underground for thousands of years means they reach us busting with minerals and completely untouched by pollution.-
Destinations
Be in Vichy, Dax, Saint-Lary or Aix-les-Bains, Accor Thalassa is pursuing the tradition of the renowned thermal spas with their institutes and "Fitness" breaks, combining pleasure with efficacy, by making use of the benefits offered by such waters.
