Spa in the Ardennes
Thursday, 27 June 2013 - 01:05 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country’s
Walloon Region and
Province of Liège . It is situated in a valley in the
Ardennes mountain chain, some 35 km (22 mi) southeast of
Liège , and 45 km (28 mi) southwest of
Aachen . Spa has a total population of 10,600.
As the famed site of healing cold springs, Spa has been frequented as a watering-place since as early as the 14th century. Though other sources of healing mineral springs have become famous throughout the world, it is the town of Spa which has become eponymous with any place having a natural water source that is believed to possess special health-giving properties, as a spa . Since the eighteenth century casinos have also been located in the town.Marshal Foch and sue for peace in the consultations leading up to the Armistice which ended the First World War. In July 1920 it hosted the Spa Conference , a meeting of the Supreme Council.
2011 Porsche Race in Francorchamps © Maximilian Schönherr/cc-by-sa-3.0
The town is close to the
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps , (actually today located in
Stavelo t) which hosts the annual
Formula One Belgian Grand Prix . It is also the location of mineral water producer
Spa .
Agatha Christie ‘s fictional detective
Hercule Poirot was born in Spa.
Read more on
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps ,
VisitBelgium.com – Spa and
Wikipedia Spa . Learn more about the
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