Spas in Porto and Northern Portugal

Photo: Chaves Thermal

Porto and Northern Regions are particularly rich in thernas /spring waters / Spas, with waters gushing from the earth sometimes at high temperatures and with well-known therapeutic effects.

While basing their programmes on the mineral-medicinal properties of the waters, these days thermal baths also offer complementary health and well-being programmes for a diversity of purposes. Using showers, baths, massages and many other modern techniques, you will find in these up-do-date facilities relaxation programmes, invigorating and aesthetic treatments and many others, of short or longer duration, aimed at rebalancing the body and the mind. With a good climate all year round, they are restful and well-being places promoting health and contributing to relaxation and the improvement of the quality of life

Spas in Porto and Northern Portugal

Many of these thermal baths are in reputed hotel complexes, some of which are centuries-old yet magnificently refurbished, others with modern spas associated with major names of world architecture .

Pedras Salgadas Thermal Baths ( 81 miles far from Porto )

Thermal Chaves ( 95 miles far from Porto )

Thermal Hotel Curia( 81 miles far from Porto )

Thermal São Pedro do Sul ( 60 miles far from Porto )

Thermal Gerês ( 44 miles far from Porto )

Thermal Luso ( 65 miles far from Porto )

Thermal S. Vicente ( 26 miles far from Porto )

Don't miss

 • visit the cities of Monção and Melgaço and taste alvarinho wine

 • visit other cities on the River Minho: Valença, Vila Nova de Cerveira and Caminha

 • visit the cities of Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima and Ponte da Barca on the River Lima

 • visit Arcos de Valdevez, on the River Vez, and Barcelos, on the River Cávado

 • visit the city of Braga and its rich heritage

 • visit emblematic villages in the Peneda-Gerês National Park, such as Lindoso, Soajo, Castro Laboreiro and their dams

 • take a ride on the Douro to discover sceneries of great landscape beauty