M-02 - THERMAL WATERS OF CALDAS DA RAÍNHA SPA
Main organizer: Albino Medeiros (AIH-GP)
Co-organizer: Henrique Graça (DATAGEO)
'Caldas da Rainha' is a Portuguese city. The name means "Queen's Hot Springs" or "Queen's Spa".
The sprawling spa town of Caldas da Rainha is famous for its locally made ceramics and thermal cures.
Riding from Óbidos to attend her father-in-law's funeral at Batalha, Queen Leonor saw peasants wallowing in mud pools as a remedy for rheumatism and arthritis. Enthused, the queen founded a free hospital in the town, which subsequently became a popular spa, reaching its peak in the late 19th century.
During the Second World War, Caldas da Rainha became home to a great number of refugees who fled to neutral Portugal from all over Europe.
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