Where to sleep in Valle de Liébana; La Hermida Spa

The last time I visited the Valley of Liebana and I passed through the strait La Hermida Gorge, whose deep rock walls open to allow the course of the river deva, I don't remember noticing the ruins of the historic spa building.

But now it is easy to see the renewed Hotel Balneario La Hermida, where I had the opportunity to stay in my recent trip to cantabria.

La history of this spa recently recovered is linked to the medicinal waters that since the mid-18th century were known to exist in said place in the municipality of Penarrubia.

What are the hot springs at La Hermida Spa like?

Indeed, in The Hermida you won't find a grouper spa, but of a true spa with medicinal mineral water, which springs at high temperature naturally from three springs.

They are waters chlorinated sodium that have come out at 60º for more than a century and a half, and have therapeutic use.

You can see one of its springs incorporated into the springs themselves. thermal facilities of the spa hotel.

Although the existence of these hot water springs which were exposed to the elements, it was in 1842 when the first bathhouse was built, the upper floor of which already housed an inn.

Almost a century later, just before the Civil Warl, construction began on a more modern bathhouse, but it was never inaugurated due to the start of the war.

It was in the 80s of the last century when the first projects for the thermal hotel exploitation of The Hermida, but these did not become a reality until August 2006, when the current spa hotel.

Currently, in your tour of the Liébana Valley you find this four star establishment, which has 57 rooms and thermal facilities that occupy 2.000 square meters.

What is the thermal circuit of La Hermida Spa like?

El thermo-leisure circuit what they propose to you during your stay in La Hermida It lasts about 80 minutes, during which time you enjoy various experiences that take place around the thermal pool.

During this the circuit You have the possibility of inhaling the steam of the original spa, in the exact place where the hot water flows.

The facilities also include massage cabins, bubble and whirlpool tubs: shower cabins Vichy or circular, and other cabins where the spa's wide range of treatments are developed.

Photos of the Hotel Balneario La Hermida in Cantabria

Here you have more Photos of Hotel Balneario La Hermida, including some gastronomic creations from its restaurant.