About Herculane
Documentarily attested from the year 153, Herculane is the oldest spa resort in Romania and one of the oldest resorts in Europe. Discovered by the Romans in the wars of expansion, it became famous throughout the empire, quickly becoming a place of healing for the imperial families of Rome and later for the crowned heads of Europe.
Today, Herculane is a place that preserves a lot of legends, being a place full of history and blessed with unique natural factors in the country, thanks to the Mediterranean climate, atypical for Romania. This climate, although at a low altitude, creates a negative ionization of the air comparable to that of the Swiss Alps, but also a unique fauna and flora, which create spectacular landscapes.
Herculane thermal waters
Herculane is known for its healing waters, which have spread its fame throughout the continent. Currently, in the area of the resort, 16 springs with thermo-mineral water are known, strung along the Cerna. A characteristic of mineral waters is that they contain hydrogen sulphide in high concentration (up to 60 mg/l). The water in Herculaneum contains a wide variety of minerals, and from the point of view of chemical composition, the waters are chlorosodic, calcium, saline, sulphurous, with a low degree of radioactivity, with varying temperatures, reaching up to 62 degrees Celsius.
Effective natural treatments
The composition of the waters of Herculane addresses a wide range of conditions, from diseases of the locomotor system, rheumatism, degenerative conditions or post-traumatic conditions to diseases of the nervous system, neurological or associated diseases such as convalescent states.
The minerals in the water of the Herculane thermal baths, together with the high silica content, can smooth the skin and hydrate it. Sulfur, in particular, can reduce problems such as psoriasis, eczema and irritation.
What disease do the waters of Baile Herculane treat?
A main category of diseases treated with mineral waters in Herculane is osteo-articular rheumatic diseases. This includes inflammatory or degenerative rheumatism, as well as post-traumatic conditions, i.e. conditions after joint operations or fractures.
Today, modern complementary therapies are added to the mineral waters, in the health centers of the resort, such as Herculum Spa, within the Bacolux Afrodita Resort & Spa or Diviana Spa within the Bacolux Diana Resort, treatments under medical supervision, in physiotherapy and massage rooms, equipped with state-of-the-art electrotherapy equipment.
A large category of associated diseases can benefit from the effect of Herculane spa treatments. From digestive diseases to cardiovascular diseases, urinary system diseases, dermatological diseases, gynecological diseases, to nutritional and neurological diseases and various diseases of the nervous system, all can be improved.
What you can do during your stay in Herculane:
• Boat ride – The Danube Boilers and Decebal’s Face
The spectacular landscape from the Danube Cauldrons, in the Portile de Fier Natural Park, can be visited by sloops or steamboats, being one of the most beautiful landscapes in Romania.
• Horse riding – Herculane
The center offers services for experienced riders as well as amateurs or those who just want to spend time around horses..
• Mountain trails
The Domogled – Valea Cernei National Park has an impressive number of varieties of fauna and flora species, as well as rangers who can organize trails of various degrees of difficulty.
• Lunch in Serbia
Less than an hour away from the hotel is the small town of Kladovo in Serbia, a favorite place for visitors to Herculaneum for a stroll and lunch.
• Eftimie Murgu Mills from Rudăria
A group of 22 water mills, a UNESCO heritage site over 200 years old, are still used today by the locals to grind grain.
