MUNICIPALITY OF SÃO PEDRO DO SUL Area

350 (three hundred and fifty) square kilometres

Population17 000 (seventeen thousand) inhabitants

Distance to the city of Porto100 (a hundred) km (kilometers)

Distance to the city of Lisboa300 (three hundred) kilometers (km)

CityBecame a city on June, 2009 (two thousand and nine)

Accessibility Natural Cultural Gastronomy

S. Pedro do SulAll this combination of factors make S. Pedro do Sul a favourite holiday

destination for more and more people

Accessibility Excellent accessibility, S.

Pedro do Sul, right in the heart of nature, mountains, rivers

and valleys, offers unparalleled conditions for an

invigorating holiday, full of experiences and emotions.

S . P E D R O D O S U L

Accessibility Natural Cultural Gastronomy

S. Pedro do SulAll this combination of factors make S. Pedro do Sul a favourite holiday

destination for more and more people

Natural Great diversity and excellence

of resources, significant environmental and landscape

qualities and high tourism potential.

The main elements of the natural heritage are

associated with the anchoring elements of the region—

mountains, hills, valleys and watercourses, in addition to

the fauna and flora (typical of the Lafões region)

S . P E D R O D O S U L

Accessibility Natural Cultural Gastronomy

S. Pedro do SulAll this combination of factors make S. Pedro do Sul a favourite holiday

destination for more and more people

CulturalCustoms, habits and traditions

of the local populations and the characteristics of the

buildings and settlements.

Manifestations of a rich and diverse (historical and

cultural) heritage that are open to visitors: typical

villages, medieval and roman buildings and vestiges of

megalithic constructions and rock art.

S . P E D R O D O S U L

Accessibility Natural Cultural Gastronomy

S. Pedro do SulAll this combination of factors make S. Pedro do Sul a favourite holiday

destination for more and more people

GastronomyThe important cultural

heritage of this region explains the existence of a rich and

varied gastronomy, enriched by the quality of the products

and the seasonings.

S . P E D R O D O S U L

Accessibility Natural Cultural Gastronomy

S. Pedro do SulAll this combination of factors make S. Pedro do Sul a favourite holiday

destination for more and more people

HISTORICAL BACKGROUNDTimeline

Two thousand years ago

Constructed the Roman balneum.

R O M A N T I M E S

Twelfth century (XII)

Constructed a pool.

Made improvement works to the existing installations.

Gave, with his presence, huge visibility to the local.

K I N G A F O N S O H E N R I Q U E S

Sixteenth century (XVI)

Granted a new charter to the village, increasing its importance and skills.

Asked the Royal Hospital to be built.

D . M A N U E L I

1884

The Municipality decided to construct a new building. The facilities of the

tercentenary Royal Hospital, both in terms of capacity, both in terms of

functionality, no longer met the needs resulting from the increasing frequency

of the Spa.

E I G H T E E N , E I G H T Y- F O U R

1894

Queen Amelia came for the first time to Termas de S. Pedro do Sul, in order to put an end to some health problems that tormented her.

Her name was given to the facility – Balneário Rainha D. Amélia.

E I G H T E E N , N I N E T Y- F O U R

1987

A new and modern facility is built: Balneário D. Afonso Henriques (the Queen Amelia is not, at this time, enough for the number of people that daily came to the Spa)

Queen Amelia Spa closed for modernization works and reopened in 2001 (two thousand and one)

N I N E T E E N , E I G H T Y- S E V E N

2008

King Afonso Henriques Spa closed in 2006 (two thousand and six) for

expansion and modernization works and reopened its doors in 2008 (two

thousand and eight).

T W O T H O U S A N D A N D E I G H T

Therapeutic indications

Respiratory diseases

Rheumatic diseases

Treatments

Pools (manual and automatic hidromassage)

Bathtubs (manual and automatic hidromassage)

Showers (jet, circular, …)

Vapours (spine, limbs, …)

Inhalations

…

Technical data

Water temperature: 68.7 (sixty-eight point seven) centigrade

Capacity: 17 (seventeen) litres per second (natural spring and artesian bore)

The water: sulphurous, poorly mineralized

Hotel capacity

1800 (one thousand and eight hundred) beds

GENERAL INFORMATIONTermas de S. Pedro do Sul

N U M B E R O F C L I E N T S P E R Y E A R

15.000 (fifteen thousand)“

Geothermal ProjectThrough a heat exchanger (water/water), we take the temperature of the thermal water to heat the public water and vice versa.

This water is then conducted to both bathhouses for its use in the treatments (the termal water) and also for sanitary use and to heat the spaces (the public water).

This geothermal process, that is environmentally friendly, is also used for 2 (two) hotels in the surroundig area (for the baths, for sanitary uses and for the space heating).

Dermocosmetics

Termas de S. Pedro do Sul, in partnership with the Faculty of Pharmacy of Porto, studied the

cutaneous effects of the thermal water, which showed to have an

anti-irritating and soothing effect, leaving the skin smooth and

moisturized

AQVA Termas de S. Pedro do Sul Dermocosmetics was born

It is an hydration line

All products contain a high percentage of thermal water, except for the body oil, because water and

oil do not mix.

They began to be traded on August 15 (fifteen), 2014 (two thousand and

fourteen)

A Q V A

Products availableFace cream | Body cream | Soap | Cleansing base | Body oil | Thermal water sprays

Further informationSoon, we will have two more cosmetic lines available: a men’s line and an anti-wrinkle line.

The municipality of São Pedro do Sul will join the Geopark network in Europe once it is linked to the Geopark of Arouca (Portugal).Termas de S. Pedro do Sul are a member of EHTTA (European Historical Thermal Towns Association) since 2016.

Termas de S. Pedro do Sul are about to join the Roman Thermal Spas of Europe.In 2015 Termas de São Pedro do Sul won a ESPA prize (European Spas Association) in the C1 Innovative – Spa & Health Resort Destination category.

C O N T A C T S

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