Caldea Caldea is Europe's largest health
spa located in the mountains and offers you 6'000 square meters
of inside and outside lagoons, saunas, jacuzzis, a grapefruit
pool, an Aztecian pool, Indo-Roman baths, cascades, bubble
beds, warm marble slates, and much much more.
Imagine a place where everything is light and space, where
you can forget fatigue, stress and routine... a new and unique
spa where, throughout the year, you will find peace and calm
in the beneficial effects of thermal water. A haven to retreat
to, dedicated to rest, getting back in shape, health and beauty.
Caldea uses the water which emerges from
the thermal source in Escaldes-Engordany at 68º C to
create a harmonious interrelation between the body and water
in futuristic surroundings. In ancient Catalan, the word 'caldea'
means tonifying and warm. In Roman times, the word 'calidae',
from which the name of the town of Escaldes in Andorra originates,
designated a warm water source. Two thousand years later,
Caldea offers you a new form of well-being and enjoyment,
an encounter with water in all its possible forms, from steam
to ice, from Japan to Finland...
Although the main element of the spa is thermal water,
Caldea is not a medical centre and you don't have to have
a medical check-up before being admitted. Visitors do not
come to Caldea for health reasons but to relax and to get
back in shape. This means that one does not find the sometimes
depressing atmosphere which is sometimes felt in other thermal
spas where people go in order to get cured. Caldea is rather
a modern aquatic paradise for people that just want to benefit
from the properties of thermal water without following a
medical program prescribed by a doctor.
Water composition:
the thermal water at Caldea is sulphurous, rich in sodium,
silica, sulphur (extracted for your comfort), trace elements
and is as unctuous as thermal plankton. The water found
at Escaldes is amongst the hottest in the Pyrenees (68º).
Used in its natural form, it has an antalgic, skin healing
effect, relieves lung congestion and is anti-allergic. The
water temperature at Caldea varies from 14º to 36º
C depending on the pools, the maximum water depth is 1m30.
Do I have to reserve my time of entrance?
The main spa has a maximum capacity of 500 people. This number
is reached on weekends, during school holidays and in winter
as of 15:00. It would be a shame to go all the way to Caldea
and not be able to get in. We strongly recommend that you
reserve your entrances at least 2 working days in advance!
Everybody is welcome at Caldea:
In the Club (with access to the main spa): for those that
want to follow a relaxation or beauty programme in Caldea's
VIP area from 1 to 15 days with treatments such as massages,
peelings, aerobaths and beauty treatments. You have a choice
between modules with predetermined treatments or "a
la carte" programmes where you choose which treatments
you would like. Duration: 5 continuos hours per day.
In the Main Spa (without access to the Club): this area
is meant for those that just want to relax for a few hours
in warm thermal water with perhaps a massage in order to
forget tiredness, stress and muscular pains. Duration: 3
continuos hours per day.
If you want to take advantage of all of Caldea's installations,
we suggest going to the Club, even for one day. The maximum
capacity of the main spa is 500 persons which is reached
on week-ends, during holidays and in winter as of 16:00.
In the Club Caldea only accepts up to 25 persons in order
to guarantee relaxation and well-being, even when the Main
Spa is busy.
Situation of Caldea Located in Escaldes-Engordany
in the Principality of Andorra. The Principality of Andorra
is a small country located in the heart of the Pyrenees, between
France and Spain. Only 468 square kilometres in size, Andorra
nevertheless offers incredible natural treasures as well as
a wide variety of activities, one of which being Caldea.
Andorra la Vella, Andorra's capital, and Escaldes, where
Caldea is located, were once two villages which now have
formed one town. Andorra is at a 3 hour drive from Barcelona,
Toulouse or Perpignan.
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