Top 10 hot springs in the world
No.10The most gorgeous hot spring resort in the United States Isles Grand Prism Hot Springs
Located in Yellowstone National Park, The Great Prism Hot Springs (also known as the Great Rainbow Hot Springs) is the largest hot spring in the United States and the third largest in the world. It is about 75 to 91 meters wide and 49 meters deep, and it gushes out about 2,000 liters of groundwater per minute at a temperature of about 71 °C. The beauty of the Large Prism Hot Spring is that the color of the lake changes with the seasons, and in the spring, the lake changes from green to brilliant orange-red, which is due to the microorganisms such as algae and pigmented bacteria living in the mineral-rich water body, and the proportion of chlorophyll and carotenoids in their bodies will change with the seasons, so the water body will show different colors.
In summer, chlorophyll levels are relatively low, appearing orange, red, or yellow. But in winter, due to the lack of light, these microorganisms produce more chlorophyll to inhibit the color of carotenoids, so they see the water appear dark green.
no.09 Iceland Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa World's Top Health Resort
The Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, about 39 kilometers from the capital Reykjavik, is one of the largest tourist attractions in Iceland in southwest Iceland. The water temperature in the lagoon area where the Blue Lagoon baths and swims is on average around 40 ° C, and the water body is rich in minerals such as silicon and sulfur, and soaking in the blue lagoon hot springs can help treat some skin diseases.
In winter, there is snow and ice all around, and the lake is steaming. The minerals in the water have a special effect on skin diseases, and also have a good effect on difficult diseases such as psoriasis. Since it is not far from the Keflavik International Yang Field in Reykjavik, many tourists passing through Lei City take advantage of the few hours of free time of the transfer to take a special ride to the Blue Lagoon. Soaking in hot and humid water and rubbing it with white carbon dioxide mud will sweep away the fatigue of the journey. Although the Blue Lagoon is open-air, it is a hot spring and can receive visitors all year round.
Blue Lagoon is a world-famous open-air hot spring, and even in the winter when the snow is flying, the lake surface is still full of heat and smoke. Blend in and feel as if you're immersed in a world of mist. Usually after soaking in the hot springs in the Blue Lagoon, you will feel the skin of the whole body tense, and that is because silicon has skin care effects. If the water is good, you can also dive to dig up white hot spring mud to apply to your face and body, and it is said that you can beautify your face and body, and the beauty products derived from it are very well sold in the Nordic countries. The charm of the Blue Lagoon even gives additional added value to the transit Iceland flights on European and North American routes, and the 10-minute drive from the airport has become the focus of Icelandic spa tours.
No.08 Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone Park, USA The world's largest carbonate deposition hot spring
Located in yellowstone Park, The Mammoth hot springs (mammothhotsprings) in the United States, is the world's largest proven carbonate deposition hot spring. Its most notable feature is the Minerva Terraces, a series of terraces formed by the cooling and sedimentation of hot spring water over thousands of years.
A major element of formation of the terrace is calcium carbonate. Millions of years ago, the sea water at the bottom of the Mammos region left a thick sedimentary limestone here. When the high-temperature acidic solution flows through the rock layer to reach the surface of the hot spring, it dissolves a large amount of precipitated limestone. As soon as air is encountered, some of the carbon dioxide in the solution volatilizes from the solution. At the same time, solid minerals are formed and eventually precipitated in the form of limestone, forming terraces. In the distance, the pile of gold and jade, crystal clear, leaving the hot spring along the hillside to form a very beautiful multicolored steps, the same scenery can not help but think of our Chinese Sichuan Huanglong five-colored pond. The difference is that the Yellow Dragon is a cold spring and the Mammoth is a hot spring.
no.07 A giant beast in the hot springs of Mount Rotorua, New Zealand
The city of Rotorua in north-central New Zealand's North Island is located in a volcanic area, the city is full of hot springs, the air is filled with sulfur, the hot springs are boiling with gray and yellow mud, and the Maori culture is colorful, and tourists come to visit all year round. Steaming hot springs, sulphur lakes and boiling mud fields can be seen everywhere, and from time to time steam erupts from the burrows, as if a living beast is still lurking underground, no wonder it is called "hell's gate".
Hell's Gate is a fascinating geothermal park. The hot water waterfalls here are the only peculiar landscapes in the Southern Hemisphere. There is also a thermal centre within the park dedicated to traditional Māori massages (called "mirimiri" in Māori) and mud baths.
no.06The deepest moist hot spring in evian town, France
Have you ever imagined the feeling of making a spa with Evian mineral water? For many Chinese, although they have not been to the Place of Evian in France, they are familiar with the "Evian" mineral water. High-end hotels, high-end business places, everywhere you can see the figure of "Evian" mineral water, and it, not ordinary people can consume, but swept the world.
The majestic Alps behind the town of Evian are the source of evian water, formed by melting snow and rain from the mountains in the hinterland of the Alps for 15 years of natural filtration and mineralization of glacial sand. Evian's spa, the care products used such as skin care water mist are Evian water, lying on the soft bed, let the pure and sweet spring water caress the whole body, how comfortable.
no.05 Havis Spa City is the world's only natural hot spring
Haviz Thermal Lake is the only natural hot spring lake in the world, and the small town of Heviz is located here. Although the town has only one main road, the Sulphur Springs open-air spa was famous in Europe since the early 15th century. The entire lake is about 47,500 square kilometers in size and 36.5 meters deep, making 8,600 liters of hot springs every day, which means that the water is changed every 28 hours. The surface water temperature of the sulfur springs here is between 33 degrees and 36 degrees, and the temperature can still be maintained at about 25 degrees Celsius in winter, making it a natural outdoor hot spring that can be used almost all year round. The rare landscape on the lake is the complete evaporation of water vapor to form low-altitude water vapor, and the high degree of evaporation makes the open-air hot spring baths more interesting to soak in in winter.
Havis Hot Springs has a significant effect on the treatment of muscle pain, neuralgia, rheumatoid disease and arthritis, etc., known as the "Lake of Hope", so it attracts a large number of middle-aged and elderly people for medical vacations all year round. Later, they found that not only was the disease cured, it looked younger, and the skin was more delicate and firm. Through scientific identification, sulfur spring water is of course indispensable, and even the black mud taken from the bottom of the lake is rich in minerals and has a variety of cosmetic medical effects.
No.04 World Heritage Site of the Ancient Baths of Rome, UK
The city of Bath in the southwest of England is known as the cleanest city in the UK. Bath means bath in English. The Roman Baths are located in the heart of Bath City, which is bath's most famous attraction and is also known as a museum. It is a United Nations cultural heritage protection unit with hot springs underground, and baths were built here in Roman times. The baths consist of a series of buildings with dressing rooms, lounges and baths. From 3,000 meters underground, this hot spring spews out 1.27 million liters of spring water every day, and the temperature is maintained at 46.5 degrees all year round, which is both drinkable and curative.
Legend has it that in the first century AD, England was still within the territory of ancient Rome, and a prince named Baldud, after studying in Athens, contracted leprosy and was exiled to the countryside to raise sheep after returning home. Inadvertently, he discovered that pigs and sheep often rolled in a mud pond with a strange smell at the foot of the mountain. Therefore, the little prince went down to the mud pond to drive the pigs and sheep, and from time to time bathed in the hot spring next to the mud pond, and felt comfortable after each bath. Over time, the minerals contained in this hot spring water cured him of leprosy, and his skin became smooth.
Later, he took over the throne as king, not forgetting the hot spring with the strange smell of Bass, so he sent people to that hot spring to test the water quality, found that the hot spring water was rich in sulfur and other minerals, which was effective for some nervous system and skin diseases, so he ordered the digging of deep wells to pump the hot spring water from the ground and store it in a huge stone pool. In the 16th century, the "Queen's Bath" was built next to it. To this day, next to the steaming ancient bath, there are still preserved "thrones" and his statues of the king who bathed.
no.03 别fu Hajichibai Onsen Nihon Onsen
There are many hot springs in the Beppu area of Japan, basically under the name of hell, the most famous of which are the eight hell hot springs in Beppu, namely: Sea Hell, OniShifang Lord Hell, Mountain Hell, Stove Hell, Ghost Mountain Hell, White Pond Hell, Blood Pool Hell, and Tornado Hell.
Blood Pool Onsen is a well-known "hell" (jigoku in Japanese, referring to eighteen-story hell) hot spring in Beppu, Japan. Its spectacular sight makes people stop and admire, forgetting that this is a bathing place. It is not difficult to find its peculiarity from the picture, that is, the blood-red spring water, like the imaginary hell scene, and this red color is all due to the abundant iron element in the water body. Blood Pool Hell was famous as a "red hot spring" as early as the 8th century. It is rich in acidified iron, like a pool of tumbling blood plasma, mixed with a huge roar, which is considered by Japanese Buddhists to be a torrent from the netherworld. Blood pool ointment made from the hot springs of the Blood Pool Hell can treat beriberi and is very popular in Japan.
Why did the ancient Japanese call hot springs hell? Hell is a Buddhist term that symbolizes the world of suffering. After the eruption of the volcano, sulfur flooded the mountains, smoke soared, high temperature gas turned the rock into clay, and there was no grass for several kilometers, becoming a barren land. When the Japanese saw this desolate scenery, they couldn't help but feel fear and didn't dare to approach it easily. Thinking of the hell scene depicted in Buddhism, these places are called "hell zones", and the "hot pools" formed are called "hells". Like the Owakudani and Kowaki valleys in the Hakone region of Japan, in ancient times, they were called the Great Hell and the Little Hell, and even the place names around them were called Yamamotodai and Hell ze. It wasn't until 1873, when Emperor Meiji was out on a parade, that locals thought it was a bit unlucky to let the emperor "go to hell" and changed his name.
no.02 Chimoto Onsen China Taiwan
Hot springs, waterfalls, forests, landscapes and trees are combined to form the Taitung Zhiben Hot Spring Scenic Area. It has the most abundant and best-quality hot springs in Taiwan, and is a world-class hot spring resort. Chihmoto Onsen originated from the banks of the Chimoto Stream. As far back as 1917, when the local Beinan aborigines were digging the ground in the Zhibenxi riverbed to prepare for farming, they found that there was steam heat coming out of the ground, and when they went to bathe and soak, they found that they were quite effective for skin diseases and various traumas, so they called it "divine water". Since then, the aborigines have often dug together to dig open-air baths, and even built huts on the banks of the creek to use. During the Japanese occupation, public baths and hotels began to be built on Chimoto Onsen. After 1981, there was a succession of private investments and the addition of novel tourist hotels, all of which took "hot springs" as the call and became a famous scenic spot in Taiwan.
no.01 Immortal Hot Spring Golden Soup
The most unmissable place to take a spiritual-washing trip in Aomori is the Kanesaki Immortal Hot Spring, whose name has been preemptive. Although the name of immortality is too exaggerated, but this famous soup towards the Sea of Japan, it really has the magic of rejuvenating the body, mind and spirit, not to mention the spring water containing iron and salinides, which can have a curative effect on neuralgia and skin diseases, and the coastal open-air bath full of natural wind alone can make bathers feel like a spring breeze, no wonder the hot spring hotel has indoor baths and prospect baths and other facilities, but most of the guests will go straight to the open-air hot spring.
Descending from the hot spring hotel, the seaside bath surrounded by grass and leaves immediately appears in front of you, and with the strange rocks around it, it has a strong original natural flavor. The soup water of the Immortal Hot Spring is yellow, like mud soup, and the source here is a hanging stream hot spring, which is an iron-containing spring. The hot spring is full of primitive intensive, there is no stripping room, clothes are taken off on the rocks, naked will be blown by the sea breeze shivering, and jumping into the soup pool is warm as spring.
After bathing, don't miss coming to the hotel's restaurant to enjoy the famous Fukaura magenta, fat tuna with different ingredients, making three kinds of eating, and even with one-sided grilled fish with special sauce special taste and delicious!
After seeing so many beautiful and magical hot springs, is there one place that your heart wants to go to! If so, let's take a walk-and-go trip!