Our Odyssey: Balcova Termal Otel & Spa ~King Agamemnon’s Hot Mineral Springs – Asia Minor’s Anatolia

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Balcova Termal with its multiple pools, indoor and outdoor, warm mineral and hot mineral. Built atop the Agamemnon Springs. The fabled Greek king is said to have sent his wounded troops there for R&R during the Trojan War and to have been so impressed with their rapid healing that he added his name to the spring.

Balcova – pronounced: bal-cjho-va

We were there for six nights, never left the property, and still did not get to do everything we could have. This is medical tourism at its best and pamper tourism as well – and affordable.

Balcova Termal Otel A. S. – 6 Glorious Nights

https://www.balcovatermal.com/

Located in: Spa Therapy Centers

Address: Korutürk, 35330 Balçova/İzmir, Türkiye

Phone: +90 232 259 01 02

Balcova spa is built on and around the ancient Agamemnon Springs – a half dozen magnificent mineral spring pools and every spa and orthopedic treatment you can want from a spa. Much more about the facility in its own blog coming soonest, in-between lots of pictures to hint at the stories and information.

We had two nights to rest from the travel, begin to bathe and swim in all of the six mineral hot spring pools before I saw the orthopedic doctor first thing Monday. We then enjoyed three days of wonderful treatments – TENS transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Ultra Sound; Paraffin; manipulation and massage of muscles and joints; Whirlpools, Jacuzzis, multiple mineral baths of varying temperatures (40 degrees C for some), massage, facials and with our own jacuzzi in our room with a balcony. We had a suite with a large living and dining space with large TV – limited English programming but we watched a few things via our laptop with the HDMI cable we brought with us.

We watched some travel pieces about the places we were visiting and made final decisions about what to visit off of YouTube. YouTube was also great later for seeing the museums and sites that we missed.

The location:

From a Google search – “…Balçova

Balçova is one of the most adorable districts of İzmir with green hills, healing thermal springs, historical and natural beauties, routes where you can go hiking, a cable car facility, and business and shopping centers. It has an estimated past of 3.000 years. Just 8 km away from the city center, you can go and see Balçova without any bother.

Thermal springs in Balçova